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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
116
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POPULARITY
134,647
50,383
Dennis O'Keefe and Ruth Terry in The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
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To boost listener ratings, radio personality Mike Jason (Dennis O'Keefe) encourages sponsors, of his murder mystery radio show, to offer a reward to anyone who can locate safe cracker Jimmy ... Read allTo boost listener ratings, radio personality Mike Jason (Dennis O'Keefe) encourages sponsors, of his murder mystery radio show, to offer a reward to anyone who can locate safe cracker Jimmy Valentine, who is reportedly retired. Jason and co worker Cleo Arden, not Eve, ( played by... Read allTo boost listener ratings, radio personality Mike Jason (Dennis O'Keefe) encourages sponsors, of his murder mystery radio show, to offer a reward to anyone who can locate safe cracker Jimmy Valentine, who is reportedly retired. Jason and co worker Cleo Arden, not Eve, ( played by Gloria Dickson) lead the hunt . which takes them to a small and previously quiet town. Th... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
116
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
134,647
50,383
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    • Director
      • Bernard Vorhaus
    • Writers
      • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
      • Robert Tasker(screenplay)
      • Paul Armstrong Jr.(suggested by a story by)
    • Stars
      • Dennis O'Keefe
      • Ruth Terry
      • Gloria Dickson
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    • Director
      • Bernard Vorhaus
    • Writers
      • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
      • Robert Tasker(screenplay)
      • Paul Armstrong Jr.(suggested by a story by)
    • Stars
      • Dennis O'Keefe
      • Ruth Terry
      • Gloria Dickson
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    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • Mike Jason
    Ruth Terry
    Ruth Terry
    • Bonnie Forbes
    Gloria Dickson
    Gloria Dickson
    • Cleo Arden
    Roman Bohnen
    Roman Bohnen
    • Tom Forbes…
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Mousey
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Cheevers Snow
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Cyrus Ballard
    Bobby Larson
    Bobby Larson
    • Mickey Forbes
    Joe Cunningham
    • Charles Stanton
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Dan Kady
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Pinky
    Jed Prouty
    Jed Prouty
    • Maxwell B. Titus
    Patsy Parsons
    Patsy Parsons
    • Marlene Titus
    • (as Patsy Lee Parsons)
    Linda Brent
    Linda Brent
    • Letitia Hinkle
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Warden Carl Jones
    Emmett Vogan
    • District Attorney
    Ray Erlenborn
    Ray Erlenborn
    • Sound Effects Man
    Olaf Hytten
    Olaf Hytten
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    • Director
      • Bernard Vorhaus
    • Writers
      • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
      • Robert Tasker(screenplay)
      • Paul Armstrong Jr.(suggested by a story by)
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    • Trivia
      In order to fit it into a one hour format (minus commercials) TV programmers slashed out the first two reels. The resultant film (retitled "Unforgotten Crime") was incomprehensible.
    • Alternate versions
      "Unforgotten Crime" is a TV version with the first two reels cut out.
    • Connections
      Remake of The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)

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    6/10
    Probably a lot better before the film got hacked to pieces...
    My review is for the shortened version of this film. Apparently, to fit the movie into a TV time slot, some bozo decided to simply drop two of the reels entirely...none the supposedly wiser! Well, this made the film a bit confusing and I STRONGLY recommend you try to find the full film!

    Dennis O'Keefe plays radio personality Mike Jason. As a publicity stunt, he decides to offer a reward to anyone who can uncover where Jimmy Valentine is currently. It seems that long, long ago, Valentine was a master criminal and after his release from prison, he's simply dropped off the face of the Earth. His trail leads to a small town where a lot of folks would just as soon have him drop the matter. But when someone is murdered, Mike realizes that Valentine and his old associates MIGHT be to blame!

    This is a very good film...at least what I saw of it. In fact, the ending was terrific and I would expect the film would earn a 7 or even 8 if the beginning wasn't a complete mess. Of course, you cannot blame the filmmakers...it's not their fault some idiots later hacked the film apart. Still worth seeing...but it does make me wish I knew where the other version can be seen--it's about 20 minutes longer.
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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Find Jimmy Valentine
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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