Girl in Danger
Cast & Crew
D. Ross Lederman
Ralph Bellamy
Shirley Grey
J. Carrol Naish
Charles Sabin
Arthur Hohl
Film Details
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Synopsis
Society girl Gloria Gale becomes involved with a jewelry robbery, just for the thrill of it. She helps gangster Dan Terrence steal the famous Cortez emerald, which is worth $500,000. Dan leaves the stolen gem with Gloria, believing she is above suspicion, and tells Gloria that he will send one of his men to collect the jewel from her the next day. The police, meanwhile, start a manhunt for the jewel thieves, fearing that if they do not recover the emerald quickly, it will fall into the possession of underworld boss Mike Russo. Gloria receives a visitor the next day, and assumes that it is Dan's henchman. In actuality, it is Inspector Trent of the police. Trent takes Gloria dancing, so that his men can search her apartment for the gem. At the cafe, Dan sees Gloria with Trent and sends her a note telling her who her escort really is. Gloria promises to give the emerald to Trent, but slips away instead. In the meantime, Dan is killed by Russo's men, who suspect the gangster of double-crossing them. The police search of Gloria's apartment turns up nothing, so the next day Tolini, one of Russo's henchmen, abducts Gloria. Trent and his men, who have been staking out Gloria's apartment, give chase, but the gangsters manage to elude them and take the foolish socialite back to their hideout. Gloria is sent back to her apartment to get the emerald, where she is surprised to find Trent waiting. Russo arrives at the apartment just as she gives the policeman the stone. He shoots Trent, then takes Gloria and the gem back to his hideout. The next day, the newspapers are filled with the story of Trent's murder, and Russo's lawyer, Beckett, contacts the insurance company and tells them that he can acquire the emerald for them in return for half the insured value. The company agrees, but goes to the police as well, who set a trap for the gangsters. A rendezvous is agreed upon at a roadhouse just outside of town. Russo is shocked when he sees Trent at the roadhouse, and he, Tolini, and Beckett are all arrested. Under intense police questioning, Tolini tells Trent that Gloria is being held as a hostage by other members of the gang, and that they have orders to kill her if Russo is captured. Trent and the police manage to rescue Gloria just as the gangsters are about to do her in. In returning for her help in capturing Russo and his gang, Gloria is not prosecuted for her part in the theft. The socialite tells Trent that she has had her fill of thrills, and promises to lead a less adventurous life.
Director
D. Ross Lederman
Cast
Ralph Bellamy
Shirley Grey
J. Carrol Naish
Charles Sabin
Arthur Hohl
Ward Bond
Edward Lesaint
Vincent Sherman
Francis Mcdonald
Edward Keane
Eddy Chandler
Pat O'malley
Al Bercovici
Sam Godfrey
Dick Powell
Frank Bull
C. A. Bachman
Don Brody
Jack Cheatham
Geneva Mitchell
Frank Yaconelli
Steve Clark
Ernie Young
Dick Rush
Nick Copeland
Arthur Belasco
Earl Askam
Bruce Mitchell
Charles Hickman
John Webb Dillon
Kernan Cripps
Floyd Criswell
Frank Fanning
Charles Mcmurphy
Crew
Irving Briskin
F. M. Browne
Chuck Colean
George Cooper
Fred Dawson
Ruth Fontayne
Benjamin Kline
Wilbur Mcgaugh
Walter Meins
Otto Meyer
Howard Robertson
Jack Russell
Harold Shumate
Ned Winchester
Film Details
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Notes
The working title of this film was By Persons Unknown. This was the last of four films produced in Columbia's Inspector Trent series. For more information on this series, consult the Series Index and see the entry above for Before Midnight.
