Summary John Rhodes (Gene Lockhart)hires private detective D. L. Trees (Jerome Cowan)to track down a talking blackbird owned by Fred Molner, who uses the bird as a means of blackmailing Rhodes. Molner has taught the bird to repeat "Don't kill me, Rhodes" in the event he is murdered by a member of a gambling syndicate he has defrauded. Going to Molner's apartment, Trees finds him murdered and his bodyguard, Ray Hickey (John Harmon), unconscious. Clues lead Trees to Mona Vance (Faye Emerson, Molner's girlfriend, who is involved with Mark Harper (Robert Kent, presumably her lawyer. View more details
Directed : D. Ross Lederman
Written : Robert E. Kent G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Stars : Marjorie Hoshelle Faye Emerson Jerome Cowan Gene Lockhart
Genres : Comedy Mystery Crime Drama Film-Noir
Release date : Nov 5, 1943
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies : Warner Bros.
Summary John Rhodes (Gene Lockhart)hires private detective D. L. Trees (Jerome Cowan)to track down a talking blackbird owned by Fred Molner, who uses the bird as a means of blackmailing Rhodes. Molner has taught the bird to repeat "Don't kill me, Rhodes" in the event he is murdered by a member of a gambling syndicate he has defrauded. Going to Molner's apartment, Trees finds him murdered and his bodyguard, Ray Hickey (John Harmon), unconscious. Clues lead Trees to Mona Vance (Faye Emerson, Molner's girlfriend, who is involved with Mark Harper (Robert Kent, presumably her lawyer. View more details
Genres : Comedy Mystery Crime Drama Film-Noir
Release date : Nov 5, 1943
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies : Warner Bros.
