There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!
Acting
John Litel pulling double duty with scenery-chewing gusto.
Writing
Tight 62-minute runtime—no fat, all fedora.
Director
George Waggner
William Gargan
Lee Davis
June Clyde
Lois Grant
John Litel
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Anne Nagel
Mrs. Fred (Mary) Morton
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
Ralf Harolde
Lips Haggarty
Joseph Crehan
Chief Charles R. Dugan
Addison Richards
Chief Gary Benson
Russell Hicks
Dr. Charles Evans
Edwin Stanley
Warden (as Ed Stanley)
Charles Lane
Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
William Gould
Dist. Atty. Slater
Walter Sande
Investigator Gene Blake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was George Waggner's second feature that year—Universal was cranking out programmers like sausage, and this one's a prime example of the 'B-unit' efficiency that kept theaters full during WWII.
The title 'Sealed Lips' refers to both the gangster nickname AND the secret Fred Morton keeps—screenwriters loved their double meanings back then.
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