Genius at Work

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Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, and Anne Jeffreys in Genius at Work (1946)

Two actors who star in a radio detective show find themselves pitted against a villain calling himself the Cobra, who has an affinity for torture chambers.Two actors who star in a radio detective show find themselves pitted against a villain calling himself the Cobra, who has an affinity for torture chambers.Two actors who star in a radio detective show find themselves pitted against a villain calling himself the Cobra, who has an affinity for torture chambers.

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5.2/10

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Wally Brown

Jerry Miles

Alan Carney

Mike Strager

Anne Jeffreys

Ellen Brent

Lionel Atwill

Latimer Marsh…

Bela Lugosi

Stone

Marc Cramer

Lt. Rick Campbell

Ralph Dunn

Lt. Gilley

Bonnie Blair

Hat Check Girl
(uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Autograph Seeker
(uncredited)

Al Choals

Detective
(uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Ralph - Radio Announcer
(uncredited)

Eddie Hart

Detective
(uncredited)

Harry Harvey

Elevator Starter
(uncredited)

George Holmes

Reporter
(uncredited)

Warren Jackson

Detective
(uncredited)

James Jordan Jr.

Page Boy
(uncredited)

Muriel Kearney

Cigarette Girl
(uncredited)

Katherine Lytle

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Leslie Goodwins
Writers
- Monte Brice
- Robert E. Kent
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Trivia
Last of eight features to team Wally Brown and Alan Carney, RKO's long forgotten answer to Universal's popular Abbott and Costello.

Goofs
When Mike (Alan Carney) is hanging from the flag pole, you can see right through him and see the street below.

Connections
Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Zombies on Broadway (2017)

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4/10

Mildly entertaining

This script seems like it was written for Abbott and Costello, but turned down. We have a low-rent comedy team here pretending to know something about a murderer. We also have menacing performances by Atwill and Lugosi. Finally, we have Anne Jeffrys as the lovely lady. It is funny in parts, but never really menacing. If you're not expecting much, it might be a pleasant surprise. If you do expect a decent film, well, you might very well be disappointed. It's a harmless enough way to spend an hour or so, especially if you're a Lugosi fan. I'm not sure it's for everybody, though. It isn't dull, but it isn't exactly entertaining, either.