Acting
Hillary Brooke outshines everyone as the skeptical society columnist.
Production
Radio-to-film adaptation with deliciously cheap sets.
Director
William C. Thomas
Phillip Reed
Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Lorelei Kilbourne
Robert Lowery
Pete Ryan
Veda Ann Borg
Vivian LeRoy
Byron Barr
Vance Crane
Charles Arnt
Amos Peabody
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Crane
Roy Gordon
Editor Post
Eddie Parks
Gerald Meeker, theater cashier
Nella Walker
Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
Thomas E. Jackson
Police Chief Berkley
Fred Aldrich
Cop (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Witness (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Police Chief Masters (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of four Big Town movies rushed out in 1946-47 to capitalize on the radio show's popularity — they literally couldn't make them fast enough.
The 'editor as crimefighter' trope peaked here but echoes through everything from His Girl Friday to Spider-Man's J. Jonah Jameson — blame this era.
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