Mystery Broadcast (1943)
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The wartime leading-man shortage obliged Republic Pictures to star draft-proof supporting player Frank Albertson in Mystery Broadcast. Albertson plays detective-fiction writer Michael Jerome, who carries on a friendly rivalry with radio scrivener Jan Cornell (Ruth Terry). Jan works for an "unsolved mysteries" series which is in the ratings doldrums. To boost listenership, she begins offering solutions to the unsolved crimes on the air, and this leads to the reopening of a long-dormant murder case-and also to a rash of new murders. Pooling their talents, Michael and Jan try to solve the case at hand, with startling results. Among the suspects in Mystery Broadcast are two former film luminaries, Nils Asther and Wynne Gibson, both on the comeback trail. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Ruth Terry - Jan Cornell
- Nils Asther - Ricky Moreno
- Paul Harvey - A.J. Stanley
- Addison Richards - Bill Burton
- Alice Fleming - Mida Kent
- Emmett Vogan - Don Fletcher
- Frank Albertson - Michael Jerome
- Wynne Gibson - Eve Stanley
- Mary Treen - Smitty
- Joseph Crehan - Chief Daniels
- Francis Pierlot - Crunch
- Ken Carpenter - Announcer
- Director(s):
- George Sherman
- Writer(s):
- Dane Lussier, Gertrude Walker
- Producer(s):
- George Sherman
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