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  • Special Agent K-7 (1936)
  • Passed
    71 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Special Agent K-7 (1936)
Passed
71 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Famous criminal lawyer Lester Owens wins the release of his client, Eddie Geller, when Geller's trial ends with a deadlocked jury. A short time later, Vince "Lanny" Landers, F.B.I. Special Agent K-7, returns home from a trip to Europe and ...See moreFamous criminal lawyer Lester Owens wins the release of his client, Eddie Geller, when Geller's trial ends with a deadlocked jury. A short time later, Vince "Lanny" Landers, F.B.I. Special Agent K-7, returns home from a trip to Europe and is greeted by reporter Olive O'Day, who jokingly tries to convince him to tell her the real story behind his trip. Even though he wants to retire, Landers has agreed to help the F.B.I. crack down on organized crime. After Kennedy, one of Geller's jurors, is found dead with $500 in his pocket, Adams, Landers' supervisor, asks him to find Geller's boss. Hoping to question Geller, Landers accepts Olive's invitation to a party in honor of her and her fiance, Billy Westrop, which Owens is giving that evening at Geller's nightclub. At the club, Landers warns Geller that he will eventually go to jail and suggests that he testify against his boss in exchange for a lighter sentence. During the evening, Geller and Tony Black quarrel over Peppy, a singer who is in love with Tony; Silky Samuels demands payoff money from Geller for fixing the jury; Schmidt, a gambler, accuses Geller of running a crooked game; and Geller demands that Billy pay his gambling debt. Later, when Geller is found dead, all the men become suspects. Olive convinces her newspaper to allow her to follow the story. She recognizes one of Geller's busboys from Geller's trial and tells Landers, who questions him and learns that Geller murdered his father. Olive and Billy get married, but after Tony is found murdered and the police identify Billy's fingerprints on the murder weapon, he is arrested. To help the couple, Landers questions the remaining suspects and Owens agrees to defend Billy. At Billy's trial, Owens uncharacteristically fumbles the defense. Landers then testifies that the fingerprints on the gun were forgeries and forces Owens to admit that he committed the murders and framed Billy because he was in love with Olive. Landers suspicions were aroused when he learned that Owens was an accomplished engraver and thus was capable of forging Billy's fingerprints on the murder weapon. See less
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Writers
Phil Dunham (photoplay) | Leslie Spiller (additional dialogue) | George Zimmer (character)
Producer
Cinematographer
Elmer Dyer (photographed by)
Editor
Charles Henkel Jr. (as Charles Henkel)
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Updated May 5, 1936

Release date
May 5, 1936 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Walter McGrail
Vincent 'Lanny' Landers Vincent 'Lanny' Landers   See fewer
Queenie Smith
Ollie O'Dea Ollie O'Dea   See fewer
Irving Pichel
Lester Owens Lester Owens   See fewer
Donald Reed
Billy Westrop Billy Westrop   See fewer
Willy Castello
Eddie Geller Eddie Geller   See fewer
Duncan Renaldo
Tony Blank Tony Blank   See fewer
Joy Hodges
Peppy Peppy   See fewer
Richard Tucker
John Adams - Chief Agent John Adams - Chief Agent   See fewer
Malcolm McGregor
Silky Samuels (as Malcolm MacGregor) Silky Samuels (as Malcolm MacGregor)   See fewer
Hans Joby
Schmidt (as Capt. John Peters) Schmidt (as Capt. John Peters)   See fewer
George Eldredge
Ames - Prosecuting Attorney Ames - Prosecuting Attorney   See fewer
Henri Menjou
Smaltz (as Henry Menjou) Smaltz (as Henry Menjou)   See fewer
David MacDonald
Goodwin Goodwin   See fewer
William Royle
Police Capt. Hall Police Capt. Hall   See fewer
Harry Harvey
Speedy Speedy   See fewer
James Guilfoyle
Kennedy Kennedy   See fewer
'Snub' Pollard
Waiter at Geller's Club (as Snub Pollard) Waiter at Geller's Club (as Snub Pollard)   See fewer
Allan Cavan
Judge #1 (uncredited) Judge #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Dunham
Croupier (uncredited) Croupier (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Gahan
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Robbins - City Editor (uncredited) Robbins - City Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
John Ince
Judge J.B. Ellis (uncredited) Judge J.B. Ellis (uncredited)   See fewer
I. Stanford Jolley
Man in Bar (uncredited) Man in Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Kelsey
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rich
Detective Hogan (uncredited) Detective Hogan (uncredited)   See fewer
Loretta Russell
Casino Patron (uncredited) Casino Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack C. Smith
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
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