A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
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Stephen McNally
- Gabriel Hoffman
- (as Horace McNally)
Stanley Ridges
- Hansen
- (as Stanley C. Ridges)
Rosemary DeCamp
- Vera Hoffman
- (as Rosemary de Camp)
Steven Geray
- Anderson
- (as Steve Geray)
John Butler
- Taxicab Driver
- (uncredited)
Edward Kilroy
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe first film in what was meant to be to be a mystery franchise focused on blind detective Duncan Maclain who solved murders with the help of his seeing eye dog, Friday. When the second entry, The Hidden Eye (1945), failed to elicit sufficient interest, MGM ended the series.
- GoofsWhen the butler/enemy agent Hansen confronts Duncan MacLean loudly playing the organ in the middle of the night, Hansen ruffles his own hair to appear as if he has been sleeping and just awakened - clearly forgetting that MacLean cannot see his appearance.
- Crazy creditsFriday appears as himself.
- Alternate versionsThere is now a colorized version available. Highly recommended as much of the film is set in the dark which doesn't register well in the b&w original.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Personalities (1942)
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There are many excellent moments in this spy caper, detective and dog drama, murder mystery. The dog does do his own stunts and he does them well.
There are hints at romance, here and there, with the maid and her jailbird hubby, the young Donna Reed and her mom's ex-boyfriend and even the butler and the dog are lovesick for their partners.
Donna Reed looks beautiful. This was before It's a Wonderful Life and The Donna Reed Show. There is one scene I can tell you about without ruining anything for you. Women dressed to kill in the 1940s. In those days you always complimented a lady's new hat no matter how awful it looked. The hat Donna Reed wears at the end of the movie is so awful nobody could muster the courage to fake a compliment.
Edward Arnold is jovial and believable as the blind detective. I especially like the scene where he teaches one of the goons how to play Solitaire. He is also great with his voice in the darkened scene in the basement. The director does a wonderful job with this film.
The play within a movie is a fun idea for introducing some of the villains.
This one is very watchable. The dog is really good in his scenes.
Tom Willett
There are hints at romance, here and there, with the maid and her jailbird hubby, the young Donna Reed and her mom's ex-boyfriend and even the butler and the dog are lovesick for their partners.
Donna Reed looks beautiful. This was before It's a Wonderful Life and The Donna Reed Show. There is one scene I can tell you about without ruining anything for you. Women dressed to kill in the 1940s. In those days you always complimented a lady's new hat no matter how awful it looked. The hat Donna Reed wears at the end of the movie is so awful nobody could muster the courage to fake a compliment.
Edward Arnold is jovial and believable as the blind detective. I especially like the scene where he teaches one of the goons how to play Solitaire. He is also great with his voice in the darkened scene in the basement. The director does a wonderful job with this film.
The play within a movie is a fun idea for introducing some of the villains.
This one is very watchable. The dog is really good in his scenes.
Tom Willett
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- Budget
- $433,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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