09 Mar 2017
The Girl with the Golden Chain
A wistful PI reflects on the case of Alice Draper, a young starlet whose death he failed to solve.
The Invisible Wall
Booze-Blondes-Bullets. The direct trail to skid row !
A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military. Unfortunately, he loses the $20,000 he was supposed to deliver to gambling and a con artist. His attempts to get the money back leads to bigger problems including a murder plot.
Top Billed Cast
Don Castle Harry Lane
Virginia Christine Mildred Elsworth
Richard Gaines Richard Elsworth
Arthur Space Roy Hanford
Edward Keane Marty Floyd
Jeff Chandler Al Conway, henchman
Mary Gordon Mrs. Bledsoe
Harry Cheshire Eugene Hamilton
Rita Duncan Alice Jamison
Harry Shannon Det. Capt. R.W. Davis
Earle S. Dewey Doctor Winters
Wheaton Chambers Conductor (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham Cop (uncredited)
Gordon B. Clarke Desk Clerk at Dalton (uncredited)
Carl Cohen Craps Cashier (uncredited)
Eddie Coke Desk Clerk at Flamingo (uncredited)
Gino Corrado Walter - Bellhop (uncredited)
Rex Downing Bellhop (uncredited)
Jon Gilbreath Cop (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Earl Taylor (uncredited)
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