A Dangerous Game (1941 film)

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A Dangerous Game
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Directed by John Rawlins
Written by Larry Rhine
Ben Chapman
Maxwell Shane
Produced by Ben Pivar
Starring Andy Devine
Richard Arlen
Jean Brooks
Cinematography Stanley Cortez
Edited by Ray Curtiss
Music by Hans J. Salter
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
August 22, 1941
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Dangerous Game (also known as Who Killed Doc Robbin?) is a 1941 American mystery film directed by John Rawlins and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Jean Brooks. It is part of Universal Pictures's Aces of Action series. [1] The New York Times called the film "a crack-brained murder mystery." [2]

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References

  1. "Dangerous Game", A Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 9, Iss. 97, (January 1, 1942): 113.
  2. "At the Rialto T.M.P." The New York Times, March 4, 1941: 20.