Mysterious Intruder
Mysterious Intruder is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Barton MacLane and Nina Vale. It is the fifth of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, the first seven starring Dix.
Plot
Edward Stillwell, the aged proprietor of a music store, hires private detective Don Gale (Dix) to find Elora Lund, who, after her mother died seven years before, vanished at the age of fourteen. Stillwell can only pay $100, but hints mysteriously that finding Lund could make Gale a rich man.
More details
| author | Eric Taylor |
|---|---|
| director | William Castle |
| editor | Dwight Caldwell |
| genre | crime drama mystery thriller |
| keywords | apartment building belong build claim jenny lind kill music store newspaper ad newspaper clipping police detective police headquarter private detective record rich man seven years vanish wanted man young woman |
| musicBy | George Duning |
| producer | Rudolph Flothow |
| productionCompany | Larry Darmour Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | film noir noir |