Special Investigator (1936)
Richard Dix is as stalwart and oaklike as ever in Special Investigator. Here he plays courtroom-movie cliche #22B: The wealthy attorney who keeps mobsters out of prison. When Dix's brother, a G-Man, is killed by one of his ex-clients, the attorney switches sides and joins the Department of Justice. Dix uses his inside knowledge on the criminal element to avenge his brother's death. Special Investigator was adapted from a novel by Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Dix, Margaret Callahan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Louis King
Synopsis of Special Investigator
Richard Dix is as stalwart and oaklike as ever in Special Investigator. Here he plays courtroom-movie cliche #22B: The wealthy attorney who keeps mobsters out of prison. When Dix's brother, a G-Man, is killed by one of his ex-clients, the attorney switches sides and joins the Department of Justice. Dix uses his inside knowledge on the criminal element to avenge his brother's death. Special Investigator was adapted from a novel by Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Special Investigator
- Richard Dix - Bill Fenwick
- Erik Rhodes - Denny Gray
- Ray Mayer - Dutchman
- Joe Sawyer - Plummer
- Sheila Terry - Judy Taylor
- Russell Hicks - Perkett
- Si Jenks - Hiram
- Margaret Callahan - Virginia Selton
- Owen Davis, Jr. - George Fenwick
- Harry Jans - Cy Adams
- J. Carrol Naish - Selton
- Jed Prouty - Dr. Reynolds
- Ethan Laidlaw - Larring
- J.M. Kerrigan - Judge Plumgate
- Director(s):
- Louis King
- Writer(s):
- Thomas Lennon, Louis Stevens, Ferdinand Reyher
- Producer(s):
- Cliff Reid
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