The Gentleman from Nowhere

"SEEKING VENGEANCE...WOULD HE FIND LOVE...or MURDER?"

1948 1h 5m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator.

“SEEKING VENGEANCE...WOULD HE FIND LOVE...or MURDER?”

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Cast

Warner Baxter
Earl Donovan / Robert Ashton
Fay Baker
Catherine Ashton
Luis van Rooten
F.B. Barton
Charles Lane
Fenmore
Wilton Graff
Larry Hendricks
Grandon Rhodes
Edward Dixon
Noel Madison
Vincent Sawyer
William Forrest
Henry Thompson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Castle
Writers: Edward Anhalt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Henry Batista shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Warner Baxter and Fay Baker and Luis van Rooten carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "SEEKING VENGEANCE...WOULD HE FIND LOVE...or MURDER?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040386 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Castle directs. Henry Batista cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Henry Batista shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Warner Baxter and Fay Baker and Luis van Rooten carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "SEEKING VENGEANCE...WOULD HE FIND LOVE...or MURDER?".
7IMDB entry: tt0040386 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.