Movies

The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)

Overview

Directors:

Lewis D. Collins
Vernon Keays

Writers:
Paul Huston
Joseph F. Poland

Release Date:
23 July 1946 (USA)

Genre:
Adventure

Tagline:
1000 startling adventures! 1000 weird sensations!

Plot Outline:
An evil scientist known as "Mr. M." uses a drug he has developed called "hypnotreme" to help steal submarine equipment. Federal agent Grant Farrell is dispatched to find the mysterious villain and stop his nefarious plans.

Plot Keywords:
Serial

Cast(Complete credited cast)
Edmund MacDonald ... Anthony Waldron
Pamela Blake ... Shirley Clinton
Danny Morton ... Derek Lamont
Virginia Brissac ... Cornelia Waldron
Joseph Crehan ... Police Chief Dan Blair
Jack Ingram ... William Shrag, lead thug
Dennis Moore ... Agent Grant Farrell
Richard Martin ... Detective Lieutenant Kirby Walsh
Byron Foulger ... Wetherby/Mr. M
Jane Randolph ... Marina Lamont
William Ching ... Jim Farrell [Chs. 1-3] (as William Brooks)
Joe Haworth ... Donninger, a thug

Additional Details
Runtime:
227 min / (13 episodes)

Country:
USA

Language:
English

Color:
Black and White

Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:
Mono

Company:
Universal Pictures

Trivia:
This was Universal Pictures' last theatrical serial. more

Quotes:
Agent Grant Farrell: Mr. M is making it harder to get a slab in the morgue than a room in the hotel.
Derek Lamont: The papers are calling him the Mysterious Mr. M now.
Agent Grant Farrell: Yeah, by letting us know it's our job to take the mystery out of it.
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