The Unknown (1946)
- Directed by
- Henry Levin
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 7 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
The third film in a series based on a radio show has three private detectives investigating a strange case. They are hired by a woman who fears for her life and they follow clues that lead to a hidden secret.
mysteriouseerieold-fashionedlight-heartedpulpsuspensefulquirkyfast-paced
What happens
The Unknown is a 1946 American horror mystery film directed by Henry Levin made by Columbia Pictures as the third and final part of its I Love a Mystery series based on the popular radio program. The previous films were I Love a Mystery (1945) and The Devil's Mask (1946). The film is a loose adaptation of the I Love a Mystery radio episode Faith, Hope, and Charity, Sisters, which was remade in a later version of the radio series, in '49, as The Thing That Cries in the Night, starring Russell Thorson, Jim Boles, and Tony Randall as the private detectives, and Mercedes MacCambridge as the stewardess and Cherry (Charity). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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