A film noir written by Roy Huggins from his first novel The Double Take, directed by S. Sylvan Simon, and starring Franchot Tone as Stuart Bailey.
A wealthy man, Ralph Johnston, hires detective Stuart Bailey to investigate his wife's background. Baily discovers that the wife had been a dancer under her maiden name of Jane Breeger and had left her home town with actor Buster Buffin.
Director:
S. Sylvan Simon
Writers:
Roy Huggins (novel), Roy Huggins (screenplay)
Stars:
Franchot Tone, Janet Blair and Janis Carter
Roy Huggins went on to create "Maverick" starring James Garner, "77 Sunset Strip" (with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. playing Stuart Bailey, the same character Franchot Tone plays in "I Love Trouble"), "The Fugitive," "Run For Your Life," and "The Rockford File," among other television series.
Onlymusical 7 hours ago
Really great film, so many plot lines leave you feeling you've taken a roller coaster ride through a whole raft of classic noirs. Shame about the quality of the copy but you can forgive that for the sake of the rest. Happy New Year Cornelius, Best Wishes, Pavlovafowl aka Sue
Pavlovafowl 1 month ago