William Gargan
Harry Mitchell
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The Argyle Secrets: Directed by Cy Endfield. With William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd, Jack Reitzen. An investigative reporter tells his assistant about a book called "The Argyle Album", which contains a list of people who were traitors and war profiteers during World War II.
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- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Cy Endfield
- 1948-05-07
The Argyle Secrets is a 1948 American film noir mystery thriller written and directed by Cy Endfield and starring William Gargan and Marjorie Lord. It was based on a half-hour radio play by Endfield, originally heard on CBS 's Suspense .
Allen Pierce, an important newspaper columnist who has been working on an exposé of Nazi sympathizers, is in a Washington hospital when he is visited by reporter Harry Mitchell.
- Cyril Endfield, Clarence Eurist
- William Gargan
Mar 31, 2022 · “The Argyle Secrets” is an interesting 1948 low-budget film noir, filled with seedy characters, written and directed by Cy Enfield. It stars William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd, Jack Reitzen, John Banner, and Barbara Billingsley.
S hot in eight days on an infinitesimal budget, Cy Endfield’s The Argyle Secrets is a uniquely efficient little noir: action-packed and fast-paced with several twists and every secondary character made distinctive and memorable.
An early directorial work from director Cy Endfield before he left the United States due to the HUAC investigations, The Argyle Secrets is a quick 64-minute journey into the country’s nasty Nazi secret.
A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
