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""Baby, this is a matter of love and death!""

1947

1h 20m

6.2(24 votes)

Drama

Adventure

Thriller

Overview

A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while he searches for a valuable map hidden in plain sight.

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

Dan Hammer

Anne Jeffreys

Anne Jeffreys

Maxine Manning

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Eric Molinar

Percy Kilbride

Percy Kilbride

Pop

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Walter F. Gredson

George Givot

George Givot

Police Lt. Rues

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Mr. Domingues

Marc Krah

Marc Krah

Charles Hasso

Robert Andersen

Robert Andersen

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

Ernest Anderson

Wong - Houseboy (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Ted Tetzlaff
Written by: Martin Rackin
Produced by: Nat Holt

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