Summary
The Unknown is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Henry Levin made by Columbia Pictures as the third and final part of its I Love a Mystery series based on the popular radio program.[1] The previous films were I Love a Mystery (1945) and The Devil's Mask (1946).[2]
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Written by | Carlton E. Morse Charles O'Neal Dwight V. Babcock |
| Based on | radio play Faith, Hope and Charity Sisters by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Julian Harmon |
| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Starring | Karen Morley Jim Bannon Jeff Donnell |
| Narrated by | Frank Martin |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Art Seid (as Arthur Seid) |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It is a loose adaptation of the I Love a Mystery radio episode Faith, Hope, and Charity, Sisters,[3] which was remade in a later version of the radio series, in '49, as The Thing That Cries in the Night, starring Russell Thorson, Jim Boles, and Tony Randall as the private detectives, and Mercedes MacCambridge as the stewardess and Cherry (Charity).
It is known as The Coffin.[4]
Plot edit
Cast edit
- Rachel Martin Arnold – Karen Morley
- Jack Packard – Jim Bannon
- Nina Arnold – Jeff Donnell
- Reed Cawthorne – Mark Roberts
- Richard Arnold – Robert Wilcox
- Doc Long – Barton Yarborough
- Edward Martin – James Bell
- Ralph Martin – Wilton Graff
- Phoebe Martin – Helen Freeman
- Joshua - J. Louis Johnson
Critical reception edit
TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, describing it as "filled with all the things that are guaranteed to make audiences jump out of their seats, such as hidden passageways, a hooded grave robber, eerie shadows, and mysterious killings".[5]
References edit
- ^ "The Unknown". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.
- ^ "The "I Love A Mystery" Movie Page". angelfire.com.
- ^ Second Feature: the Best of the 'B' Films, John Cocchi, 1991, Citadel Press/Carol Publishing Group
- ^ "NEWS OF THE SCREEN". New York Times. Mar 9, 1946. ProQuest 107495162.
- ^ "The Unknown". TVGuide.com.
External links edit
- The Unknown at IMDb
