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Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939Movie⏱️ 59mApproved
Mystery
6.1
IMDB Rating
540 votes

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.

Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writers
Bertram Millhauser, Harold Buckley, John Russel Coryell
Stars
Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull
Release Date
December 15, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
as Nick Carter
Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson
as Lou Farnsby
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
as John A. Keller
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges
as Doctor Frankton
Donald Meek
Donald Meek
as Bartholomew
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
as Hiram Streeter
Henry Victor
Henry Victor
as J. Lester Hammil
Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone
as Dave Krebs
Martin Kosleck
Martin Kosleck
as Otto King
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
as Pete

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Lockheed Airplane Works, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Mystery

⭐ Featured Review

Pre-War...but gearing up for...War
by LeonLouisRicci2012-11-16
6/10

"A rather good looking B-Movie that has that MGM sheen. One of the earliest Pulp Detectives, Nick Carter on screen turned out to be a rather ho-hum, if pleasant presence, although the surroundings in this film, especially the visuals, are quite impressive. It is an interesting pre-war (but gearing up for war) entry that is heavy on parading the growing aircraft industry and "new" weapon mythological propaganda. Although Hitler was on the move at this time, America's entry in the WWII was still two years away. But, you would never know it from this movie. The villains have German..."

💡 Did You Know?

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought the screen rights to all the 1,100 Nick Carter stories published from the 19th Century through the 1930s. However, all 3 of the films made in the Nick Carter series were based on original stories.

📖 Synopsis

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.