Dangerous Intruder

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Dangerous Intruder
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Directed by Vernon Keays
Written by Martin Goldsmith
Story by F. Ruth Howard
Philip MacDonald
Produced by Leon Fromkess
Martin Mooney
Starring Charles Arnt
Veda Ann Borg
Richard Powers
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Carl Pierson
Music by Karl Hajos
Distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • September 21, 1945 (1945-09-21)(United States)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dangerous Intruder is a 1945 American film noir directed by Vernon Keays, starring Charles Arnt, Veda Ann Borg and Richard Powers . [1]

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Plot

New-York-bound hitchhiker Jenny (Borg) is accidentally struck by a car. The driver, art dealer Max Ducane (Arnt), offers to take her into his home until she can resume traveling. Later, Ducane's wife is murdered and Jenny determines to find the killer. With the aid of detective Curtis (Powers), she discovers that Ducane is the murderer, having killed his wife in order to have the funds to finance his antique collection. When she tries to get away the murderer is killed in a car crash when trying to run her down.

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