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Mystery of the Riverboat (1944)

Genre : Action, Crime

Runtime : 3H 38M

Director : Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor
Writer : Maurice Tombragel

Synopsis

A movie serial in 13 chapters: Some swampland becomes valuable, and various factions squabble over ownership of it.

Actors

Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery
Steve Langtry
Marjorie Clements
Marjorie Clements
Jenny Perrin
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
Rudolph Toller
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Clayton
Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea
Capt. Ethan Perrin
Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin
Louis Schaber
Anthony Warde
Anthony Warde
Bruno Bloch
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
Batiste
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
Charles Langtry
Marion Martin
Marion Martin
Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Quillan
Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Alec Craig
Alec Craig
Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis
Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Dr. Hartman [Ch. 1]
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall
Police Chief F. E. Dumont [Chs. 6-8, 11]
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]
Jimmie Dodd
Jimmie Dodd
The Singer-Guitarist [Chs. 1-3, 13]

Crews

Lewis D. Collins
Lewis D. Collins
Director
Ray Taylor
Ray Taylor
Director
Ande Lamb
Ande Lamb
Story
Ande Lamb
Ande Lamb
Adaptation
Maurice Tombragel
Maurice Tombragel
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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