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The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

1946 1h 04m 6.5Movie

CrimeMysteryAdventure

Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.

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Frank Gruber

Screenplay, Novel

Walter Colmes

Director