Federal Man is a 1950 American
crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Robert Emmett Tansey
Robert Emmett Tansey (June 28, 1897 – June 17, 1951) was an American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was active in cinema in various roles from the 1910s to the 1950s. He was credited under at least 15 pseudonyms, such as Ch ...
and starring
William Henry,
Pamela Blake
Pamela Blake (August 6, 1915 – October 6, 2009) was an American film actress who acted in almost 50 films. She is known primarily for her roles in Western films and serials.
Early years
Blake was born in Oakland, California as Adele Pea ...
and
Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne (born Robert Shaen Dawe, October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992) was an American actor whose career lasted for over 60 years. He was best known for portraying Inspector Bill Henderson in the American television series '' Adven ...
.
[Hardy p.128]
Plot
Cast
*William Henry as Phil Sherrin
*Pamela Blake as Judith Palmer
*Robert Shanye as Charles Stuart
*
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on a wide ...
as Agent Johnson
*
Movita
Maria Luisa Castaneda (April 12, 1916 – February 12, 2015) was an American actress and the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. In films, she played exotic women and singers, such as in ''Flying Down to Rio'' (1933) and ''Mutiny on the Bount ...
as Lolita
*
Lori Irving as Betty Herbert
*
John Laurenz as Rodriguez
*
Ben Moselle
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as Mack
*
George Eldredge
George Edwin Eldredge (September 10, 1898 – March 12, 1977) was an American actor who appeared in over 180 movies during a career that stretched from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He also had a prolific television career during the 1950 ...
as Wade Brandon
*
Dennis Moore as Harry
References
Bibliography
* Hardy, Phil. ''The BFI Companion to Crime''. A&C Black, 1997.
External links
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1950s English-language films
1950 crime drama films
Eagle-Lion Films films
1950 films
American crime drama films
Films directed by Robert Emmett Tansey
American black-and-white films
1950s American films
English-language crime drama films
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