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Nick Carter, Master Detective

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
546
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Rita Johnson and Walter Pidgeon in Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Mystery

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.

  • Director
    • Jacques Tourneur
  • Writers
    • Bertram Millhauser
    • Harold Buckley
    • John Russel Coryell
  • Stars
    • Walter Pidgeon
    • Rita Johnson
    • Henry Hull
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    546
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Bertram Millhauser
      • Harold Buckley
      • John Russel Coryell
    • Stars
      • Walter Pidgeon
      • Rita Johnson
      • Henry Hull
    • 24User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Top Cast42

    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Nick Carter…
    Rita Johnson
    Rita Johnson
    • Lou Farnsby
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • John A. Keller
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Doctor Frankton
    • (as Stanley C. Ridges)
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Bartholomew
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Hiram Streeter
    Henry Victor
    Henry Victor
    • J. Lester Hammil
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    • Dave Krebs
    Martin Kosleck
    Martin Kosleck
    • Otto King
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Pete
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Bee-Catcher
    Wally Maher
    Wally Maher
    • Cliff Parsons
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Denny
    Ernie Alexander
    • Factory Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Louis V. Arco
    • Yacht Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Ball
    Frank Ball
    • Peake the Gardener
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Engel - X-49 Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Don Castle
    Don Castle
    • Ed - 1st Hurt Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Bertram Millhauser
      • Harold Buckley
      • John Russel Coryell
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews24

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    Mystery

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought the screen rights to all the 1,100 Nick Carter stories published from the 19th Century through the 1930s. However, all 3 of the films made in the Nick Carter series were based on original stories.
    • Quotes
      • Nick Carter: What made you say murder?
      • Bartholomew: Because it looks like suicide, and if it looks like suicide, it can't be, right?
    • Crazy credits
      No screen credit is given to Ormond G. Smith and John R. Coryell, who created the character of Nick Carter for pulp magazines.
    • Connections
      Edited from Too Hot to Handle (1938)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 15, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nick Carter - mästerdetektiv
    • Filming locations
      • Lockheed Airplane Works, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 59m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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