The Mystery Man

Year: 1935

Runtime: 65 mins

Language: English

Director: Ray McCarey

MysteryComedyCrimeRomance

Hard‑boiled reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) over‑celebrates a work bonus, awakens on a train to St. Louis with only a buck in his pocket. He pawns his revolver, which later becomes the murder weapon, deepening his trouble. Meanwhile he courts a pretty stranger (Maxine Doyle), persuading her to pose as his wife.

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