Mystery Street (1950)
Overview
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.44 |
Directed By
John Sturges
Crew
Richard Brooks
Sydney Boehm
John Sturges
Frank E. Taylor
John Alton
Cedric Gibbons
Edwin B. Willis
Jack Dawn
Leonard Spigelgass
Sydney Guilaroff
Ferris Webster
Gabriel Scognamillo
A. Lindsley Lane
Otto Dyar
Rudolph G. Kopp
TOP CAST
Ricardo Montalban
Peter Moralas
Sally Forrest
Grace Shanway
Bruce Bennett
Dr. McAdoo
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Smerrling
Marshall Thompson
Henry Shanway
Jan Sterling
Vivian Heldon
Edmon Ryan
James Joshua Harkley
Betsy Blair
Jackie Elcott
Wally Maher
Tim Sharkey
Ralph Dumke
Jim Black the Tattooist
Willard Waterman
The Mortician
Walter Burke
The Ornithologist
Don Shelton
A District Attorney
Elsie Baker
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
George Brand
Man in Bedroom (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Counterman at The Dunes (uncredited)
Mack Chandler
Doorman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Diner Patron (uncredited)
George Cooper
Reporter (uncredited)
John Crawford
Reporter (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Mrs. Harkley (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
Dr. Thorpe (uncredited)
King Donovan
Reporter at Beach House (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Porter (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Detective O'Hara (uncredited)
Jim Frasher
High School Boy (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Mrs. Fischer (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Car Insurance Clerk (uncredited)
Bradford Hatton
Al - Grass Skirt Cafe Bartender (uncredited)
Jim Hayward
Constable Fischer (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Alienist (uncredited)
William F. Leicester
Doctor (uncredited)
Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Sailor (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Shanway (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Detective Kilrain (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Nurse (uncredited)
David McMahon
Detective Garrity (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Portuguese Fisherman (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Waiter (uncredited)
Matt Moore
Dr. Rockton (uncredited)
Melvin H. Moore
Oyster Shucker (uncredited)
Virginia Mullen
Neighbor (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin
Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Overton
Guard (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
Harkley's Daughter (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Bar Girl at Grass Skirt Cafe (uncredited)
John Roy
Guard (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels
Tailor (uncredited)
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