| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Starring | Dick Foran, Harry Carey, June Lang |
| Release Date | June 2, 1939 |
| Genres | Mystery | Crime | Noir |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | ~61 minutes |
| Studio | Consolidated Pictures |
| Status | Public Domain |
🕵️♂️ Overview
Inside Information is a lean, fast-paced, crime mystery film that was made in the golden age of noir-style films. The film by Charles Lamont who mainly worked in comedies and westerns is a gritty and suspenseful insight in to the criminal underworld and the police officers who are bent on bringing it down.
This film, originally known as Metropolitan Police at the time of its production, demonstrates the undercover activities, shadowy deals, and justice-served, all old Hollywood.
📝 Plot Summary
Danny Blake (Dick Foran) is a detective with a chip on his shoulder-and a nose on the crime. He is required to go undercover when the city is shaken by a series of murder cases related to the mob so as to crack the case wide open.
Captain Bill Dugan (Harry Carey) assists him, he is a veteran of the force, and believes the instincts of Danny. They begin unraveling strata of a criminal plot together that takes them directly to the corruptions of high society.
When Danny comes close to Kathleen Burke (June Lang) who is neither a whore nor a woman, he discovers a perilous liaison between her and Banford, aka Max Stockton (Addison Richards) at the core of the operation. Danny has little time left to make a decision on what extent he can go in order to extract justice within the system.
🎭 Cast Highlights
Dick Foran as Danny Blake – grave, tough and adventurous.
Harry Carey, as Captain Dugan -The old school honorable cop.
June Lang in the role of Kathleen Burke, Mysterious and magnetic.
Mary Carlisle as Crystal -A nightclub girl who knows too much
Addison Richards as Banford/Stockton – Criminal genius in disguise.
Joe Sawyer as Grazzi -The bully who is never a step behind.
Grant Richards as Charles Bixby -Secret-laden rich.
🎥 Why It’s Worth Watching
Conventional Pre-War Crime Style -Gangster noir collides with police procedural.
🧩 Tight Mystery Plot — Breezes along, no filler.
1930s City Life – Suits, cigar offices and chats in the backyard.
🎭 Performance of Harry Carey — A down-to-earth, commanding figure that takes every scene he is in.
📚 Did You Know?
The film would be directed by many more Abbott and Costello comedies under director Charles Lamont, during the 1940s and 1950s.
The alternative title of the film, which was Metropolitan Police, was scrapped in favor of a title that is more intrigue-oriented.
Although little known nowadays, Inside Information was one of a series of crime movies that ran throughout the 1930s as a result of headlines and the growing interest in organized crime among the population.
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🔖 Tags
1930s noir, crime mystery, public domain, Dick Foran, Harry Carey, Charles Lamont, Inside Information 1939, feature film, classic detective story.
