Secret Evidence (1941) CRIME-DRAMA

Stars: Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Quigley, Malcolm McTaggart
Director: William Nigh
A naive young woman receives an unpleasant wake-up call when she learns that her seemingly wonderful beau is a notorious gangster. After he is sent to prison, she marries a charming assistant district attorney. Trouble comes when her old flame is paroled and comes looking for a reconciliation!

[@patriciapalmer1377]

Marjorie Reynolds worked continually throughout her long life, never a star but a fixture in movies and tv, an enviable career by any standard.

[@paulmcginn5146]

these old movies are so easy watching material and i just love them to pieces

[@alisonhacker6897]

Films 🎥 before I was even born. Are very good, especially in black and white.

[@marbleman52]

I have noticed that in so many of these older movies, that the parents of the young woman or man look old enough to be their grandparents...what's up with that? I'm 66, have a 39 yr. old Daughter and even a 12 yr. old Granddaughter, and I still look younger than the gal's Father.

[@locutusdborg126]

You are correct. Parents of young people are usually in their 60's. And 25 yr olds play teenagers.

[@Kingofgrowers]

We are living in a world vastly different than then as well . Young men on a ranch or farm were considered more useful and were homegrown often into their 30s. Young woman in the average home were no Ellie may Clampetts. Women were raised to be the soft side and were not thought of much different than cattle in some areas. You would marry a girl far younger (perhaps14 to 17) and tie family $$ ... it was simple in that day ... tough to explain today . Already I am sure there will be many comments that are assumptions of my observations ...

[@nedludd7622]

@@Kingofgrowers How do you know that? Or, how do you think you know that? It looks like you have just bought into some stereotypes.

[@grettagirl2884]

@marbleman, I'm 67. My mother was almost 37 when she had me. She had 3 more after me. When she would go to school for my youngest brother, his friends would ask him why his grandmother came to the school. It happens.

[@robertwalker5521]

They had numerous childhood and young adult illness...plus, many had physically tiring jobs. Push mowers, no automatic washers & dryers, lugging wet clothes to the clotheslines, hanging rugs and beating them, ....and many more things.

[@danielwegrzynek494]

I love anything with Marjorie Reynolds in it.

[@janmeyer7074]

Me too!

[@jackiel6183]

This is a feel good movie with some drama in the middle. I happen to like Marjorie Reynolds. She's just gotten engaged to her dream man when a former boyfriend shows up. Seems he's finished up his term in prison and wants to pick-up where they left off...and there by hangs a tale. Great fiance, great family and the fly in the ointment.

[@bobbyslater1198]

They sure made women look stupid in these old movies.

[@lawrenceofarabia8913]

' A most incendiary piece of piquant crime noir,' once you stay with it, this reel moves as if you're strapped in the passenger seat, or a hi-end railcar. Mr.pizza earned some mad stripes for this one.

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Excellent film waitago Baxter

[@robertwalker5521]

She just died this year.

[@robertwalker5521]

@@bobbyslater1198 Myrna Loy, Bette Davis, Joan Blondell, Iris Adrian, etc

[@ksr7271]

Good film. Dont lose interest in the middle, There is a surprise ending, quite 'human' and agreeable! Thanks PizzaFix.

[@DavidRice111]

"What's his politics?" I had to laugh~ sounded just like me! : )

[@myrnagroger132]

Old School movies....enjoyed it.(ls)

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Been watching for 3mins n already like it

[@cliffeldridge1230]

Enjoyed this movie a lot.

[@Alan-rh1el]

Entertaining enough thanks for posting.

[@cesarelombroso6735]

I felt bad for Tony Baxter at the end of the film. 😀

[@danielstanwyck2812]

What a winner! he said, as he drank his last bottle of rum.

[@waderaney7]

A good featurette

[@lesterbiggins3772]

Loved it x

[@luckybaring3907]

Super casts. 🙏

[@anandiyer9322]

The lady heroines are bold beautiful and gorgeous

[@loralou-djflowerdove]

Oh, the old days...when people smoked in hospitals.

[@waderaney7]

Excellent ☺

[@danielstanwyck2812]

Wade: Really? Hmmm.

[@garryferrington811]

Too blurry.

[@WrittenPhD]

That's a good one.

[@Grifiki]

"GIRL FRIDAY, TAKES THE DAY OFF!"

[@sheristewart3940]

Eeeeu! That Baxter what a slimeball!

[@peterkolovos3079]

Margie was a hottie but the movie was campy and it sucked.

[@cynthiarogers2904]

. *THE STUPID SISTER STARTED THIS CHAOS BY INSISTING ON TALKING TO THAT GANGSTER ....* . *AND THEN SHE SAYS THAT HER BROTHER KNEW HIM. "I MIGHT HAVE MET HIM. !!!"* 29:10 /

[@aintnothingliketheoldskool]

Why are you calling a fictional character stupid?

[@srinagardiary-lifeinkashmi5731]

not very engrossing movie

[@raymondcabana1122]

It's good that a neglected little feature such as "Secret Evidence" (PRC; 1941) can be conveniently viewed; but not so good when, as here, the print used is with washed-out visuals (at least the soundtrack is of acceptable quality). The PRC features, apparently, were not well-preserved, a rare exception being their 1945 crime gem, "Detour", which - if belatedly - has been restored to its original appearance! Unfortunately, while this studio wasn't given to turning out such impressive entries, their output did consist of entertaining fare, worthy of having been better taken care of. William Nigh, the director of "Secret Evidence", was a Hollywood veteran whose enjoyable motion pictures date to the silent era, his best possibly the Univeral features he helmed in the early Forties, his Monogram films being just as entertaining - in this viewer's estimation, anyway. Sincerely, Ray Cabana, Jr.

[@raymondcabana1122]

Erratum: I meant, of course, "Universal features". Typing is certainly not a forte of mine! - Cabana

[@luckybaring3907]

🙏 🌹

[@howard44mag]

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[@hazelcarnley2448]

Howard Kodner you