Man from Headquarters (1942)
- Original title
- Man From Headquarters
- Directed by
- Jean Yarbrough
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police detective from headquarters investigates a murder case. He works through a web of suspects and clues to find the killer.
fast-pacedsuspensefulnoir-tingedgrittytenseformulaic
What happens
Man from Headquarters is a 1942 American crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by John W. Krafft, Rollo Lloyd and Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, Dick Elliott, Byron Foulger, John Maxwell and Robert Kellard. The film was released on January 23, 1942, by Monogram Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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