An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.
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- (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
- Store Clerk
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- TriviaThere is a scene where Robert Lowery walks past a movie theater that displays posters for I Shot Jesse James (1949) and Highway 13 (1948); "Highway 13" also starred Lowery and was directed by William Berke, who directed this film.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Trumbo (2015)
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A fireman goes undercover to catch a gang of professional arsonists.
I wish the movie had some memorable feature, something to distinguish it from other crime features of the period. But it doesn't. The undercover plot is borrowed from a hundred scarier crime dramas of the time. Lead actors Gwynne and Lowery are certainly capable performers, much better than the predictable material. Still, I wonder about Brophy (Pete). He's faintly comical, a colorful character right out of Damon Runyon. The trouble is he seems out of place in a serious movie like this. I guess it's left to the archly villainous Douglas Fowley to project needed menace. All in all, the movie's a Lippert production, which probably accounts for the various cost-cutters (cheap sets, absence of big fires to menace hero), plus a general lack of imagination. My advice is you've probably seen it before, so skip it, unless you're a fan of Lowery or Gwynne.
I wish the movie had some memorable feature, something to distinguish it from other crime features of the period. But it doesn't. The undercover plot is borrowed from a hundred scarier crime dramas of the time. Lead actors Gwynne and Lowery are certainly capable performers, much better than the predictable material. Still, I wonder about Brophy (Pete). He's faintly comical, a colorful character right out of Damon Runyon. The trouble is he seems out of place in a serious movie like this. I guess it's left to the archly villainous Douglas Fowley to project needed menace. All in all, the movie's a Lippert production, which probably accounts for the various cost-cutters (cheap sets, absence of big fires to menace hero), plus a general lack of imagination. My advice is you've probably seen it before, so skip it, unless you're a fan of Lowery or Gwynne.
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- dougdoepke
- Jun 29, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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