Mary Ryan, Detective

Mary Ryan, Detective
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed by	Abby Berlin
Screenplay by	George Bricker
Story by	Harry Fried
Produced by	Rudolph Flothow
Starring	Marsha Hunt John Litel June Vincent
Cinematography	Vincent J. Farrar
Edited by	James Sweeney
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 3, 1949 (1949-11-03)(US) [1]
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mary Ryan, Detective is a 1949 American crime drama, directed by Abby Berlin, which stars Marsha Hunt, John Litel, and June Vincent.

Plot

Two female thieves exploit the naivety of one thief's young daughter to steal valuables from jewelry stores. When police detective Mary Ryan uncovers the ruse, the two women are arrested and incarcerated. At the suggestion of her superiors, Detective Ryan is trained as a pickpocket. She is then sent undercover. She poses as a hardened con artist and is assigned to the same jail cell as one of the thieves. Over time, Ryan uncovers the network of fences the two women relied on, thus becoming involved in an intricate, risky chain of events that nearly leads to her own demise.

Cast

• Marsha Hunt as Mary Ryan, also known as Mae Smith
• John Litel as Captain Billings
• June Vincent as Estelle Byron
• Harry Shannon as Sawyer
• Wm. "Bill" Phillips as Joey Gurney
• Katherine Warren as Mrs. Sawyer
• Victoria Horne as Wilma Hall
• John Dehner as Belden

References

1. "Mary Ryan, Detective: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

External links

• Mary Ryan, Detective at IMDb
• Mary Ryan, Detective at the TCM Movie Database
• Mary Ryan, Detective at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films