Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)

Name: Mary Ryan, Detective
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1949-11-03
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Marsha Hunt, John Litel, June Vincent, Harry Shannon, William Phillips

Mary Ryan, Detective (1949), directed by Abby Berlin, starring Marsha Hunt and John Litel.

11/03/1949 BR Action, Adventure, Crime and Mystery 1h 8m

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Synopsis

A female police detective enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and learn the identity of the leader of a stolen goods racket.

Vincent J. FarrarCinematography
Abby BerlinDirector
James SweeneyEditing
Rudolph C. FlothowProducer

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Mary Ryan, Detective is a 1949 American crime drama, directed by Abby Berlin, which stars Marsha Hunt, John Litel, and June Vincent.

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Mary Ryan, Detective is a 1949 American crime drama, directed by Abby Berlin, which stars Marsha Hunt, John Litel, and June Vincent.

Plot

Two female thieves exploit the naivety of one thief's young daughter to steal valuables from jewelry stores. When police detective Mary Ryan uncovers the ruse, the two women are arrested and incarcerated. At the suggestion of her superiors, Detective Ryan is trained as a pickpocket. She is then sent undercover. She poses as a hardened con artist and is assigned to the same jail cell as one of the thieves. Over time, Ryan uncovers the network of fences the two women relied on, thus becoming involved in an intricate, risky chain of events that nearly leads to her own demise.

Cast

Marsha Hunt as Mary Ryan, also known as Mae Smith

John Litel as Captain Billings

June Vincent as Estelle Byron

Harry Shannon as Sawyer

Wm. "Bill" Phillips as Joey Gurney

Katherine Warren as Mrs. Sawyer

Victoria Horne as Wilma Hall

John Dehner as Belden

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External links

Mary Ryan, Detective at IMDb

Mary Ryan, Detective at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Mary Ryan, Detective at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Text from Mary Ryan, Detective on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ryan,_Detective

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It premiered on November 3, 1949, a Thursday.
It runs 1h08 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosColumbia Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Vincent J. Farrar Cinematography
Abby Berlin Director
James Sweeney Editing
Rudolph C. Flothow Producer
George Bricker Screenplay
Harry Fried Story

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What is Mary Ryan, Detective about?

Mary Ryan, Detective: A female police detective enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and learn the identity of the leader of a stolen goods racket.

Who directed Mary Ryan, Detective?

Mary Ryan, Detective was directed by Abby Berlin in 1949.

Who stars in Mary Ryan, Detective?

The cast of Mary Ryan, Detective includes Marsha Hunt, John Litel, June Vincent, Harry Shannon and William Phillips.

How long is Mary Ryan, Detective?

Mary Ryan, Detective runs for 68 minutes, or 1h08.