A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
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Stephen McNally
- Gabriel Hoffman
- (as Horace McNally)
Stanley Ridges
- Hansen
- (as Stanley C. Ridges)
Rosemary DeCamp
- Vera Hoffman
- (as Rosemary de Camp)
Steven Geray
- Anderson
- (as Steve Geray)
John Butler
- Taxicab Driver
- (uncredited)
Edward Kilroy
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe first film in what was meant to be to be a mystery franchise focused on blind detective Duncan Maclain who solved murders with the help of his seeing eye dog, Friday. When the second entry, The Hidden Eye (1945), failed to elicit sufficient interest, MGM ended the series.
- GoofsWhen the butler/enemy agent Hansen confronts Duncan MacLean loudly playing the organ in the middle of the night, Hansen ruffles his own hair to appear as if he has been sleeping and just awakened - clearly forgetting that MacLean cannot see his appearance.
- Crazy creditsFriday appears as himself.
- Alternate versionsThere is now a colorized version available. Highly recommended as much of the film is set in the dark which doesn't register well in the b&w original.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Personalities (1942)
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Enjoyable thriller
Happened on this movie entirely by chance, while skipping through the limited offers on local daytime TV. Decided to sit it out (I'm a sucker for 1930s and 40s black-and-white films) and was very pleased I did. This movie is a thriller of sorts, and it has a major twist: it features a blind detective - quite convincingly, I must add, since he has a very smart (scene-stealing) seeing-eye dog to help him. The story has enough action, suspense, and surprises to keep the viewer interested until the very end. It isn't Hitchcock, but it's very nicely done. Recommended.
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- hajef
- Jan 20, 2000
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- Budget
- $433,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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