Army Mystery; Criminals Within

2978. ARMY MYSTERY (Criminals Within) (1941-USA). With ERIC LINDEN, ANN DORAN, BEN ALEXANDER, DONALD CURTIS, CONSTANCE WORTH. Professor Carroll is a respected scientist-researcher who has concocted a top-secret formula for an explosive that just may help his country in time of war. As he demonstrates the formula, a shot rings out and he is fatally wounded. The professor was not one to keep notes on his experiments. The only other person familiar with his work is his kid brother Greg, an affable young army corporal. The plot of this complex and well-handled mystery goes on to involve three of the professor’s fellow scientists whose lives are endangered and a sinister scheme surrounding the smuggling of classified information from Greg’s army post. This data manages to make its way right into the hands of America’s enemies. Corporal Greg finds himself up to his neck in intrigue and wherever he goes he somehow manages to run into a corpse! Along the way, he mixes with two attractive, yet very different damsels. One is a sneaky recreation hall hostess. The other is a resourceful newspaper-woman. As this fast-paced story develops, you’ll never guess the identity of one of Greg’s most sinister foes! 66 minutes. Crime Mystery Suspense