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The Argyle Secrets
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Wikipedia article
'The Argyle Secrets' is a 1948 American film noir mystery thriller written and directed by Cy Endfield and starring William Gargan and Marjorie Lord. It was based on a half-hour radio play by Endfield, originally heard on CBS's 'Suspense'. The film was made for the micro-budget of $100,000 and shot in eight days.
Plot
Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down incriminating papers showing that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
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." '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."
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