Accomplice (1946)
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Accomplice was the "pilot" for a proposed PRC series based on Frank Gruber's short-tempered detective hero Simon Lash. Commendably, Richard Arlen plays Lash as written-brusque, nasty, antisocial. The plot gets under way when socialite Joyce Bonniwell (Veda Ann Borg) hires Lash to… More Accomplice was the "pilot" for a proposed PRC series based on Frank Gruber's short-tempered detective hero Simon Lash. Commendably, Richard Arlen plays Lash as written-brusque, nasty, antisocial. The plot gets under way when socialite Joyce Bonniwell (Veda Ann Borg) hires Lash to located her missing husband Jim (Edward Earle). The fact that Joyce is Lash's former sweetheart heightens the detective's interest in the case-so much so that, for most of the film's running time, he doesn't realize that he's being set up by a pair of extremely clever con artists. Four murders later, however, Lash ties up all the loose ends and turns the crooks over to the authorities. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Though the plot seems contrived and the acting more mechanical than inspiring, this little crime drama is nevertheless diverting.
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Cast
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Richard Arlen
as Simon Lash
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Veda Ann Borg
as Joyce Bonniwell
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Tom Dugan
as Eddie Slocum
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Michael Branden
as Sheriff Rucker
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Marjorie Manners
as Evelyn Price
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Earl Hodgins
as Jeff Bailey
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Francis Ford
as Pete Connors
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Edward Earle
as Jim Bonniwell
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Herbert Rawlinson
as Vincent Springer
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Sherry Hall
as Castleman
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Archie Twitchell
as Sheriff Rucker