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Mary Ryan, Detective

Mary Ryan, Detective

1949Movie⏱️ 1h 8mApproved
ActionCrimeDramaFilm-Noir
6.5
IMDB Rating
213 votes

Detective Mary Ryan goes undercover as an ex-con to infiltrate a jewel theft ring. She's placed in a cell with a gang member and joins the group after release, but the leader remains wary of her.

Director
Abby Berlin
Writers
Harry Fried, George Bricker
Stars
Marsha Hunt, John Litel, June Vincent
Release Date
January 5, 1950
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Mary Ryan
John Litel
John Litel
as Police Captain Billings
June Vincent
June Vincent
as Estelle Byron
Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon
as Sawyer
William 'Bill' Phillips
William 'Bill' Phillips
as Joey Gunney
Katherine Warren
Katherine Warren
as Mrs. Sawyer
Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne
as Wilma Hall
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
as Party Guest
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Highway Patrolman Evans
Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley
as Party Guest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

turkey farmundercoverfemale undercover copmissing persontailing a suspect

🎯 Categories

Film NoirActionCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

If Chester Clute Didn't Like Giblets, This Case Would Never Be Cracked
by boblipton2025-05-26
6/10

"Marsha Hunt is a policewoman. Captain John Litel assigns her undercover, to be stuck in a jail with another woman who's stealing jewelry and passing them through an unknown ring. This leads her to the heart of the ring on a turkey farm. Columbia Pictures was in the process of shutting down their B unit, but hadn't done it yet. Despite a nice cast, Abby Berlin directs for speed, and the set decorations are barebones about the same as in syndicated television shows fromZiv. Still, there sme grace notes in the performances by old pros like Victoria Horne, Katherine Warren, Chester Clut..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film was screened at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on May 6th, 2012, with lead Marsha Hunt in attendance. In a Q&A session after the film, Hunt revealed that she had not seen the film before that night. She also admitted that she had no memory of the film's production, other than that it was made between theater commitments in New York and that working with director Abby Berlin had been a positive experience.

📖 Synopsis

Detective Mary Ryan goes undercover as an ex-con to infiltrate a jewel theft ring. She's placed in a cell with a gang member and joins the group after release, but the leader remains wary of her.