Meet the Wildcat

Meet the Wildcat
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Written by Alex Gottlieb
Starring Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Joseph Schildkraut
Music by Hans J. Salter
Cinematography Stanley Cortez
Edited by Arthur Hilton
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
 November 22, 1940
Running time
 61 mins
Country United States
Language English

Meet the Wildcat is an American 1940 Mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay.[1]

Plot

One day in Mexico, magazine photographer Ann Larkin is in a museum when she happens to see a man steal a painting. Pursuing and accusing him, she believes the man, Brod Williams, to be a notorious art thief known only as "The Wildcat."

Brod brings the stolen painting to Leon Dumeray, a gallery owner. Dumeray recognizes it as stolen property and notifies the police, who place Brod under arrest. Ann comes to visit Brod in jail, but after complying with his request to bring him a pineapple from a local fruit stand, she is shocked to find a gun has been hidden inside it. Brod makes a daring escape, forcing Ann to switch clothing with him and fleeing the jail dressed as a woman.

Law authorities later congratulate Brod on his scheme. He is actually a police detective from New York City who is trying to smoke out Dumeray, who is the real Wildcat. He is offered a job by Dumeray, who now trusts Brod to be a dishonest man. Ann, however, doesn't know Dumeray is the thief and tips him off to Brod's true identity. Dumeray takes both as his prisoners, but Brod breaks free and calls for the police.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Meet the Wildcat at TCMDB


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