POSTAL INSPECTOR (1936) Bela Lugosi, Ricardo Cortez & Patricia Ellis | Action, Crime, Drama | B&W

Postal Inspector is a 1936 American crime film directed by Otto Brower.

SYNOPSIS
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.

Bill Davis is a federal postal inspector. When he returns home to Milltown from a business trip in Washington, D.C., he meets singer Connie Larrimore on the plane. When they land, Bill is met by his brother Charlie, who is already acquainted with Connie.

At a nightclub owned by Gregory Benez, where Connie sings, Charlie and Connie hear about a shipment of $3 million in retired currency being scheduled. Benez, who is heavily in debt, schemes with a man named Ritter who has recently lost money as a victim of possible mail fraud.

A flood in a nearby town affects the shipment's route. Charlie goes to the scene with the National Guard and is aided by Connie, who volunteers as a relief worker. Benez and his accomplices rob the shipment.

CAST & CREW
Ricardo Cortez as Inspector Bill Davis
Patricia Ellis as Connie Larrimore
Michael Loring as Charlie Davis
Bela Lugosi as Gregory Benez
Wallis Clark as Inspector Gil Pottle
Arthur Loft as Inspector Gene Richards
David Oliver as 'Butch'
Guy Usher as Evans
Bill Burrud as Billy, The Boy
Harry Beresford as Ritter
Spencer Charters as Grumpy
Hattie McDaniel as Deborah, the maid
Landers Stevens as Doctor Doyle

Directed by Otto Brower
Written by Horace McCoy (screenplay), Horace McCoy (story), Robert Presnell Sr. (story)
Produced by Robert Presnell Sr.
Cinematography George Robinson
Edited by Philip Cahn
Music by Clifford Vaughan
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date August 16, 1936
Running time 58 minutes
Country United States
Language English