The Argyle Secrets
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| Directed by | Cy Endfield |
| Screenplay by | Cy Endfield |
| Produced by | Sam X. Abarbanel Alan H. Posner |
| Starring | William Gargan Marjorie Lord |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Edited by | Gregg G. Tallas |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar (as Ralph Stanley) |
Production company | Eronel Productions |
| Distributed by | Film Classics (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125,000[1] |
The Argyle Secrets is a 1948 American mystery film directed by Cy Endfield and starring William Gargan and Marjorie Lord.[2] It was based on a half-hour radio play by Endfield, originally heard on CBS's Suspense.[3][4] The film was made for the micro-budget of $100,000 and shot in eight days.[5]
Premise
Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down incriminating papers showing that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war.[6]
Cast
- Harry Mitchell - William Gargan
- Maria - Marjorie Lord
- Lt. Samuel Sampson – Ralph Byrd
- Panama Archie – Jack Reitzen
- Winter – John Banner
- Elizabeth Court – Barbara Billingsley
- Jor McBrod – Alex Frazer
- Scanlon – Peter Brocco
- Allen Pierce – George Anderson
- Gil Hobrey – Mickey Simpson
- 'Pinky' Pincus – Alvin Hammer
- The Nurse – Carole Donne
- Mrs. Rubin – Mary Tarcai
- Melvyn Rubin – Cop – Robert Kellard
- Gerald Rubin – Kenneth Greenwald
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film an "often exciting low-budget thriller."[6] Variety called the film "a particularly interesting B movie in its suggestion that the U.S. government secretly brought Nazis into the country to work for the military."[4]
References
- ^ THOMAS F. BRADY (Feb 29, 1948). "HOLLYWOOD CALM: New Legislative Probes Taken in Stride -- Better Terms for the Independents". New York Times. p. X5.
- ^ The Argyle Secrets at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ "The Argyle Secrets (1948) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ a b "Cy Endfield". Variety. 1995-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ Andrew Spicer; Helen Hanson (2013-06-24). A Companion to Film Noir. ISBN 9781118523759. Retrieved 2014-05-25 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "The Argyle Secrets Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for The Argyle Secrets | TVGuide.com". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.