Strange Affair (1944)

Strange Affair (1944)

„Strange Affair“ is a 1944 mystery comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. The screenplay by Oscar Saul, Jerome Odlum and Eve Greene is based on the short story „Stalk the Hunter“ by Oscar Saul.

Joslyn, the creator of a detective cartoon strip, successfully applies his deductive powers to the solving of real police cases. His involvement perturbs the police, mainly because he s always right. When a fund-raising organizer dies at a benefit, Joslyn proves that the man was poisoned and again makes the cops look like fools.

Cast:

• Allyn Joslyn – Bill Harrison
• Evelyn Keyes – Jacqueline „Jack“ Harrison
• Marguerite Chapman – Marie Dumont Baumler
• Edgar Buchanan – Police Lt. Washburn
• Nina Foch – Frieda Brenner
• Hugo Haas – Domino/Constantine
• Shemp Howard – Laundry Truck Driver
• Frank Jenks – Police Sgt. Erwin
• Erwin Kalser – Dr. Brenner
• Tonio Selwart – Leslie Carlson
• John Wengraf – Rudolph Kruger
• Eugene Borden – B.M. Toman, Nightclub Manager
• Reed Howes – Bank Officer
• James Flavin – Bank Security Guard
• Hugh Beaumont – Detective Carey
• Ivan Triesault – Dr. Igor Baumler
• Edwin Stanley – Dr. Parrish
• Bess Flowers – Fashionable Woman with Great Dane
• Carole Mathews – Gloria, Bill’s Model
• Harold Minjir – Hat Salesman
• Ruth Warren – Irate Woman at Police Lineup
• Dean Collins – Jitterbug
• Rosemary Wilson – Jitterbug
• Pauline Derby – Jitterbugger
• Erik Rolf – Johansen
• Arthur Space – Mac, Police Chemist
• Harry Semels – Man in Police Lineup
• Ralph Dunn – Mike McCafferty, Doorman
• Edgar Dearing – Motorcycle Officer
• Lane Chandler – Mounted Officer
• Buddy Swan – Newsboy
• George Sorel – Nightclub M.C.
• Florence Wix – Nightclub Patron
• Jack Deery – Nightclub Patron
• James Conaty – Nightclub Patron
• Joe Gilbert – Nightclub Patron
• Kenner G. Kemp – Nightclub Patron
• Kenneth Gibson – Nightclub Patron
• Norman Stevans – Nightclub Patron
• Oliver Cross – Nightclub Patron
• Kernan Cripps – Officer in Patrol Car
• Curt Furberg – Pedestrian
• Robert Emmett Keane – Police Psychiatrist
• Brian O’Hara – Policeman
• Larry Emmons – Policeman
• Martha Wentworth – Proprietress
• Jack Lee – Sampson
• William Forrest – Superintendent Reynolds
• John Tyrrell – Taxi Driver
• Tom Coleman – Taxi Driver
• Jack Carr – Taxicab Driver
• Sam Finn – Taxicab Driver
• Ray Teal – Truck Driver, Henchman

„Strange Affair“ ist eine Krimikomödie aus dem Jahr 1944 unter der Regie von Alfred E. Green. Das Drehbuch von Oscar Saul, Jerome Odlum und Eve Greene basiert auf der Kurzgeschichte „Stalk the Hunter“ von Oscar Saul.

Joslyn, der Schöpfer eines Detektiv-Cartoons, setzt seine deduktiven Fähigkeiten erfolgreich zur Lösung echter Polizeifälle ein. Sein Engagement beunruhigt die Polizei, vor allem weil er immer Recht hat. Als ein Spendensammler bei einer Benefizveranstaltung stirbt, beweist Joslyn, dass der Mann vergiftet wurde, und lässt die Polizisten wieder einmal wie Trottel aussehen.