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  • The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
  • Approved
    78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
Approved
78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When the nephew and his friend of Phyllis Carter are killed in an automobile crash while under the influence of narcotics, she persuades Police Lieutenant Jim Hagan to use her as an undercover agent, despite the fact she is married and has...See moreWhen the nephew and his friend of Phyllis Carter are killed in an automobile crash while under the influence of narcotics, she persuades Police Lieutenant Jim Hagan to use her as an undercover agent, despite the fact she is married and has a young son. She is trained to impersonate "Lynn Stuart", who did time for a bank hold-up, and is given a job at a drive-in restaurant where members of a narcotics gang are known to frequent. She attracts the attention of Willie Down, a mid-level boss in the gang and begins getting information from him which she passes on to the FBI. Her husband, alarmed over the health of their son gets her to promise to quit. Willie takes her to Mexico before she can inform anyone where she is going, where he and a gang henchman murder the driver and guard of a truck transporting dope and hijack the load. Phyllis/Lynn goes to the ladies room of a service station where she scribbles their destination on a mirror using lipstick hoping to be rescued. Written by Les Adams , A. Nonymus See less
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Director
Writers
John Kneubuhl (screen play) (as John H. Kneubuhl) | Pat Michaels (newspaper articles)
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Updated Mar 3, 1958

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Mar 3, 1958 (United States)

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63 cast members
Name Known for
Betsy Palmer
Phyllis Carter - aka Lynn Stuart Phyllis Carter - aka Lynn Stuart   See fewer
Jack Lord
Willie Down Willie Down   See fewer
Barry Atwater
Police Lt. Jim Hagan Police Lt. Jim Hagan   See fewer
Barbara Aler
Carhop (uncredited) Carhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Lionel Ames
Salesman (uncredited) Salesman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Anderson
Doc (uncredited) Doc (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Balk
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Bates
Pin Boy (uncredited) Pin Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Bella
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ward Brant
Professional Bowler (uncredited) Professional Bowler (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund G. Brown
Self - Edmund G. Brown (in prologue) (uncredited) Self - Edmund G. Brown (in prologue) (uncredited)   See fewer
Claudia Bryar
Nora Efron (uncredited) Nora Efron (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Bull
Customs Officer (uncredited) Customs Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Anita Carrell
Buyer (uncredited) Buyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Mack Chandler
1st Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) 1st Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Linda Cherney
Linda - Car Hop (uncredited) Linda - Car Hop (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Coleman
Bailiff at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited) Bailiff at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited)   See fewer
Samuel Colt
Sam - 2nd Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Sam - 2nd Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Devlin
The Kid (uncredited) The Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Donte
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita Duncan
Sue Diggins (uncredited) Sue Diggins (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Farr
Ben (uncredited) Ben (uncredited)   See fewer
Abel Franco
Mexican (uncredited) Mexican (uncredited)   See fewer
Julie Gehring
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Gordon
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lawrence Green
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackson Halliday
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Jackson
Jerry Jackson - aka Wilbur Stuart (uncredited) Jerry Jackson - aka Wilbur Stuart (uncredited)   See fewer
Betsy Jones-Moreland
Ginger - Carhop (uncredited) Ginger - Carhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kenney
Counterman (uncredited) Counterman (uncredited)   See fewer
Hubie Kerns
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyle Latell
Counterman (uncredited) Counterman (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Le Veque
Father Albert (uncredited) Father Albert (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Lewis
Gus (uncredited) Gus (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirlee Lewis
Carhop (uncredited) Carhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Manuel Lopez
Mexican Officer (uncredited) Mexican Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Karl Lukas
Hal Bruck (uncredited) Hal Bruck (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Lukather
Plainclothesman (uncredited) Plainclothesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gavin MacLeod
Turk (uncredited) Turk (uncredited)   See fewer
James Maloney
Dr. Freeley (uncredited) Dr. Freeley (uncredited)   See fewer
William Marsh
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Marshall
Patron (uncredited) Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Maxwell
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward McNally
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John McNamara
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Madeline O'Donnell
Lucy (uncredited) Lucy (uncredited)   See fewer
'Snub' Pollard
Old Duncan - Gas Station Janitor (uncredited) Old Duncan - Gas Station Janitor (uncredited)   See fewer
Joey Ray
Counterman (uncredited) Counterman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Rhoads
Mexican Waitress (uncredited) Mexican Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlos Romero
Fred (uncredited) Fred (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Member of Grand Jury (uncredited) Member of Grand Jury (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Sorensen
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Kim Spalding
Ralph Carter (uncredited) Ralph Carter (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Swanson
Policewoman (uncredited) Policewoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harriette Tarler
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Thor
Police Sergeant (uncredited) Police Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Thorson
Man at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited) Man at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Towers
Jimmie Carter (uncredited) Jimmie Carter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Urchel
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Victor
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Casey Walters
Eddie Dine (uncredited) Eddie Dine (uncredited)   See fewer
Doug Wilson
Plainclothesman (uncredited) Plainclothesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Than Wyenn
Nat (uncredited) Nat (uncredited)   See fewer
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