The Gentleman from Nowhere

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The Gentleman from Nowhere
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Directed by William Castle
Written by Edward Anhalt (writer)
Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow
Cinematography Vincent J. Farrar
Edited by Henry Batista
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • 9 September 1948 (1948-09-09)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Gentleman from Nowhere is a 1948 American crime-drama film directed by William Castle.

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Plot

Warner Baxter plays a security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, who arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator. The guard may or may not be a chemist who has been missing for seven years, declared dead, and whose widow collected $200,000 on his insurance policy.

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