Post Office Investigator is a 1949 black and white American crime film about the theft of postage stamps, directed by George Blair, and starring Audrey Long, Warren Douglas and Jeff Donnell.[1] Allmovie called it a "diligent Republic programmer."[2]
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| Directed by | George Blair |
| Written by | John K. Butler |
| Produced by | Sidney Picker (associate producer) |
| Starring | Audrey Long Warren Douglas Jeff Donnell Marcel Journet Richard Benedict Jimmie Dodd |
| Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
| Edited by | Harold Minter |
| Music by | Stanley Wilson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA young postman becomes involved in the theft of rare stamps featuring inverted images of the Statue of Liberty. Along the way he encounters attractive criminal Clara Kelso, double-crossing gang members, and Post Office Inspectors, before finally capturing the crooks.
Cast
edit- Audrey Long as Clara Kelso
- Warren Douglas as Bill Mannerson
- Jeff Donnell as April Shaughnessy
- Marcel Journet as George Zelger
- Richard Benedict as- Louis Reese
- Jimmie Dodd as Eddie Waltch
Critical reception
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Post Office Investigator (1949) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ "Post Office Investigator (1949) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ "Post Office Investigator Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ "Film Noir of the Week: Post Office Investigator (1949)". Noiroftheweek.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.