Behind Green Lights (1946)
Overview
An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, shady and ruthless individuals muscle the medical officer into switching the corpse with another body. Lieutenant Sam Carson, one of the few good apples in the bunch must find a way to get to the bottom of it all.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2185 |
Directed By
Otto Brower
Crew
Joseph MacDonald
Charles G. Booth
Scott Darling
Otto Brower
Robert Bassler
Stanley Rabjohn
Harry M. Leonard
Kay Nelson
Richard Irvine
Ben Nye
E. Clayton Ward
Lyle R. Wheeler
TOP CAST
Carole Landis
Janet Bradley
William Gargan
Lt. Sam Carson
Richard Crane
Johnny Williams, Reporter
Mary Anderson
Nora Bard
John Ireland
Det. Oppenheimer
Charles Russell
Arthur Templeton
Roy Roberts
Max Calvert
Mabel Paige
Flossie
Stanley Prager
Ruzinsky, Milkman
Charles Tannen
Ames, Reporter
Don Beddoe
Yager
Bernard Nedell
Walter Bard
Charles Arnt
Daniel Boone Wintergreen
Fred Sherman
Zachary, "The Philadelphia Phantom"
Nick Stewart
Man reporting stolen car
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