The Argyle Secrets is a 1948 American film noir mystery thriller written and directed by Cy Endfield and starring William Gargan and Marjorie Lord.[2] It was based on a half-hour radio play by Endfield, originally heard on CBS's Suspense.[3][4] The film was made for the micro-budget of $100,000 and shot in eight days.[5]
The Argyle Secrets | |
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Directed by | Cy Endfield |
Screenplay by | Cy Endfield |
Based on | The Argyle Album 1945 radio play by Cyril Endfield |
Produced by | Sam X. Abarbanel Alan H. Posner |
Starring | William Gargan Marjorie Lord |
Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
Edited by | Gregg G. Tallas |
Music by | Raoul Kraushaar (as Ralph Stanley) |
Production company | Eronel Productions |
Distributed by | Film Classics (US) |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $125,000[1] |
Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down incriminating papers showing that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war.[6]
TV Guide called the film an "often exciting low-budget thriller."[6] 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."[4]
Shown on the Turner Classic Movies show 'Noir Alley' with Eddie Muller on October 15, 2022.
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