Inside Information (1939 film)

Inside Information is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Charles Lamont. The film stars Dick Foran, Harry Carey, and June Lang. It was released on June 2, 1939. During production, the working title of the film was Metropolitan Police.

Inside Information
Poster for the film
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Written by	Burnet Hershey and Martin Mooney
Screenplay by	Alex Gottlieb[1]
Story by	Martin Mooney Burnet Hershey
Produced by	Irving Starr
Starring	Dick Foran Harry Carey June Lang
Cinematography	Arthur Martinelli[1]
Edited by	Harry Keller[1]
Production companies	Crime Club Productions, Inc.[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1939 (1939-06-02)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States[1]
Language	English

Cast

• Dick Foran as Danny Blake
• Harry Carey as Captain Bill Dugan
• June Lang as Kathleen Burke
• Mary Carlisle as Crystal
• Addison Richards as Banford, aka Max Stockton
• Joe Sawyer as Grazzi
• Grant Richards as Charles Bixby
• Selmer Jackson as Huxley
• Paul McVey as Crawford
• Frederick Burton as Commissioner Fenton

Production

In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club, who were published of whodunnits.^[2][3] Over the next few years Universal released several mystery films in the series.^[2] The film was developed under the title Metropolitan Police.^[1]

Inside Information was based on an unpublished novel "47th Precinct" by Burnet Hershey and Martin Mooney.^[4] Mooney was a real-life New York City crime reporter who went to prison for refusing to reveal his news sources.^[4][3]

Release

Inside Information was distributed by Universal Pictures on June 2, 1939.^[1]