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Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943-01-29 · 62 min · ★ 4.6

Crime · Drama · Mystery · Romance

Cosmo Jones, a correspondence-school detective from a small town, comes to the big city to offer his services to the police. He happens by where a gangster is killed by an opposing gang. Socialite Phyllis Blake is running around with gang member Tom and the opposing gang plan on kidnapping her. Cosmo is with Sergeant Flanagan when the attempt is made in front of a night club, where a bystander is seriously wounded in the gun-battle. Police Chief Murphy blames Flanagan for the shooting and demotes him. Cosmo, with the aid of a porter, Eustace and Flanagan's fiancée, Susan, tries to find the killer. Phyllis is finally kidnapped and Cosmo decides the act was committed by one of the two gangs. He has her father place an ad in the newspaper that contact has been made with the kidnappers. Each gang thinks the other is pulling a double cross, and one gang wipes out the other.

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Directors
James Tinling
Production companies
Monogram Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Frank GrahamFrank GrahamCosmo Jones
Edgar KennedyEdgar KennedyPolice Chief Murphy
Gale StormGale StormSusan Fleming
Richard CromwellRichard CromwellSgt. Pat Flanagan
Mantan MorelandMantan MorelandEustace Smith
Gwen KenyonGwen KenyonPhyllis Blake
Herbert RawlinsonHerbert RawlinsonMr. James J. Blake
Tristram CoffinTristram CoffinJake Pelotti
Charles JordanCharles JordanBiff Garr
Vince BarnettVince BarnettHenchman 'Gimp'
Emmett VoganEmmett VoganPolice Commissioner Gould
Maxine LeslieMrs. Jake Pelotti
Mauritz HugoMauritz HugoTony Sandol - Gangster
Gil StanleyTommy Hayes - Informant (uncredited)
Sam BernardGangster

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