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Rogues' Gallery
Reporter Patsy Reynolds and photographer Eddie Porter are assigned to interview John Foster, head of the Emmerson Foundation regarding a listening device the organization is working on. Foster evades them and they to the lab to see Professor Reynolds, the real inventor. Soon, they are involved in several shootings, blueprints that change hands several times, a corpse in their car that appears and disappears a few times, the loss of their jobs and several people who either think they are killers or candidates for being killed.
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Plot Summary
A detective investigates a series of baffling crimes, each seemingly committed by a different individual with a unique modus operandi. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a complex conspiracy that points to a single mastermind orchestrating the chaos. The detective races against time to expose the truth before the perpetrator can strike again.
Critical Reception
Rogues' Gallery was a B-movie production typical of its era, receiving modest attention from critics who generally noted its competent, if uninspired, mystery plotting and standard crime drama elements. It was seen as a serviceable entry in the genre rather than a groundbreaking film.
What Reviewers Say
The film offers a standard detective narrative with a few twists.
Performances are generally solid for a low-budget production.
The plot, while convoluted, provides some engaging mystery elements.
Google audience: Audience reception for this older film is not widely documented through modern platforms like Google Reviews, but it was generally considered an acceptable B-movie entertainment for its time.
Fun Fact
The film was part of a series of 'Crime Doctor' films, though this particular installment focused on a broader 'rogues' gallery' of criminals rather than solely the titular doctor.
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