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Special Investigator is a 1936 RKO Radio Pictures American crime-drama film, starring Richard Dix and featuring Margaret Callahan, Erik Rhodes and Owen Davis, Jr.. It was directed by Louis King from a screenplay by Louis Stevens, Thomas Lennon and Ferdinand Reyher, based on "Fugitive Gold", a story by Erle Stanley Gardner originally serialized in the New York Herald Tribune's This Week magazine from May 26–July 7, 1935.
Original Release
05/08/1936
US Release
05/08/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Dix | William 'Bill' Fenwick, aka Richard 'Dick' Galt / Bill Fenwick |
| Margaret Callahan | Virginia Selton |
| Erik Rhodes | Benny Gray |
| Owen Davis Jr. | George Fenwick |
| Ray Mayer | Dutch |
| Harry Jans | Cy Adams |
| Joe Sawyer | Jim 'Jimmy' Plummer / Jim Plummer |
| J. Carrol Naish | Edward J. 'Eddie' Selton / Eddie Selton |
| Sheila Terry | Judy Taylor |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Judge Plumgate |
Directors
Writers
Erle Stanley Gardner, Louis Stevens, Thomas Lennon, Ferdinand Reyher
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Dix | William 'Bill' Fenwick, aka Richard 'Dick' Galt / Bill Fenwick |
| Margaret Callahan | Virginia Selton |
| Erik Rhodes | Benny Gray |
| Owen Davis Jr. | George Fenwick |
| Ray Mayer | Dutch |
| Harry Jans | Cy Adams |
| Joe Sawyer | Jim 'Jimmy' Plummer / Jim Plummer |
| J. Carrol Naish | Edward J. 'Eddie' Selton / Eddie Selton |
| Sheila Terry | Judy Taylor |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Judge Plumgate |
| Jed Prouty | Dr. Vic Reynolds / Dr. Reynolds |
| Russell Hicks | Insp. Perkett / Inspector Perkett |
| Lynton Brent | Roulette Croupier |
| James Conaty | Nightclub Patron |
| Dick Elliott | Gabby Citizen |
| Bess Flowers | Roulette Player |
| Boothe Howard | Mr. Grover, Treasury Agent / Mr. Grover |
| Si Jenks | Hiram Simpson / Hiram |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Nightclub Patron |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Larring |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel J. Briskin | Executive Producer |
| Cliff Reid | Producer |
