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.
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Adventure
Stars: Albert Dekker, Evelyn Ankers, Mike Mazurki, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton, Selmer Jackson
Crew: Walter Colmes (Director), Frank Gruber (Novel), Frank Gruber (Screenplay), Jockey Arthur Feindel (Cinematography), Alexander Laszlo (Original Music Composer), Robert Jahns (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Republic Pictures, Walter Colmes Productions
Runtime: 64 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 18, 1946
IMDb: 6
Keywords:private detective
