poster

1946

NR (05/18/1946) (US)

Crime, Mystery, Adventure

1h 4m

50

User Score

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

Overview

Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.

1946

50

User Score

NR (05/18/1946) (US)

Crime, Mystery, Adventure

1h 4m

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

Overview

Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.

Cast

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

John Holterman

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk

George Chandler

George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Little Man (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Swede (uncredited)

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Himself (uncredited)