Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ford Beebe
Clifford Smith
(as Cliff Smith)

Writing Credits

Charles Flanders
(news feature)
Wyndham Gittens
(story and screenplay) and
Norman S. Hall
(story and screenplay) and
Leslie Swabacker
(story and screenplay) and
Ray Trampe
(story and screenplay)
Dashiell Hammett
(character) (uncredited)

Cast

Scott Kolk
Agent Dexter (X-9)
Jean Rogers
Shara Graustark
David Oliver
Pidge
Monte Blue
Baron Michael Karsten
Henry Brandon
Blackstone
Larry J. Blake
Chief FBI Agent Wheeler
Henry Hunter
FBI Agent Tommy Dawson (C-5)
George Shelley
Henchman Packard
Lon Chaney Jr.
Maroni
Si Jenks
'Jolly Roger' Ticket Barker [Chs. 1, 4, 7-9]
Lynn Gilbert
Rosel [Chs. 2, 6-7, 12]
Robert Dalton
Thurston
Leonard Lord
Ransom [Chs. 1-6]
Ben Hewlett
Scarlett)
Bob Kortman
'Trader' Delaney [Chs. 7-9, 11-12]
Eddie Baker
Police Officer
Ted Billings
Crewman Escaping Fire
Thomas Carr
FBI Agent Tracy - Phoney Newsboy [Chs. 3, 5, 7, 8]
Jack Cheatham
Henchman Sebastian [Chs. 8, 11-12]
George DeNormand
Henchman
Al Ferguson
FBI Agent Dyer [Chs. 1, 7]
Max Hoffman Jr.
Henchman Marker [Chs. 1-2]
George Magrill
Freighter Crewman [Chs. 9-10]
Charles Murphy
Jolly Roger Ticket-Taker
Eddie Parker
Marine Guard [Ch. 1] / FBI Agent Crain [Chs. 6-8, 11-12] / Henchman [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
The Fence [Chs. 11-12]
Elliott Rothe
Agent Jimmie Tilden [Ch. 1]
William Royle
FBI Agent Dunn [Chs. 1, 2, 5-7, 10, 12]
Dick Rush
Sheriff
Tom Steele
Policeman [Chs. 1-2] / Marine Guard [Ch. 1] / Henchman [Chs. 2, 5, 10] / FBI Agent [Chs. 7-8, 11] / 'Jolly Roger' Sailor [Chs. 9, 11-12] (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Truck Driver [Ch. 4]
Eddy Waller
Lawyer Carp [Chs. 2, 12]

Produced by

Ben Koenig
associate producer
Henry MacRae
associate producer (uncredited)
Barney A. Sarecky
associate producer (as Barney Sarecky)

Cinematography by

Richard Fryer
Jerome Ash
(uncredited)

Editing by

Leete Renick Brown
(as L.R. Brown)
Joseph Gluck
(as Joe Gluck)
Louis Sackin
Alvin Todd

Art Direction by

Ralph M. DeLacy
(as Ralph DeLacy)

Stunts

Eddie Parker
stunt double: Scott Kolk (uncredited)
Tom Steele
stunt double: Henry Brandon & Jack Cheatham (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Saul A. Goodkind
supervising editor

Music Department

Karl Hajos
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Sam Perry
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Previn
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Clifford Vaughan
composer: stock music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward Ward
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman
composer: stock music (uncredited)
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