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Unknown Woman

1935 · 66 min

A brisk, shadowy old-fashioned crime yarn with a sly romantic spark, easy to sink into for an hour.

Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Richard Cromwell, Marian Marsh, Douglass Dumbrille
Overview
A young attorney, Larry Condon, is on a retainer by a nightclub-owning gangster, to carry and deliver what he thinks are legal papers but he is innocently carrying around millions of dollars in stolen bonds. He meets Helen Griffith when she is arrested in a raid on a gambling house and befriends her. She talks him into taking her to the nightclub of the man he is working for and, while there and unobserved by anyone by Larry, he sees her going through the files and desk of the owner. Who is this mystery woman he just got released from jail, and what is she up to?

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Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Richard Cromwell, Marian Marsh, Douglass Dumbrille
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • mystery
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama, mystery, romance
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Written by
Fred Niblo Jr., Albert DeMond
Starring
Richard Cromwell, Marian Marsh, Douglass Dumbrille, Henry Armetta, Arthur Hohl, George McKay, Robert Middlemass, Nana Bryant
Cinematography
Henry Freulich
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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