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The Devil's Henchman: Directed by Seymour Friedman. With Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Mike Mazurki, Peggy Converse. Insurance agent Jesse Arno is posing as a sailor while on the trail of a gang of waterfront thieves, supposedly headed by Tip Banning.
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- Crime, Drama
- Seymour Friedman
- 1949-09-15
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Movie Info. An insurance investigator encounters murder when he goes under cover to stop the activities of waterfront thieves. Genre: Crime, Drama.
- Crime, Drama
- Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Mike Mazurki
- Seymour Friedman
Overview. Insurance agent Jesse Arno is posing as a sailor while on the trail of a gang of waterfront thieves, supposedly headed by Tip Banning. Arno is aware that a gang member has been murdered by Rhino, Banning's simple-minded right-hand man, but says nothing when he is questioned by the police, who are unaware of his real profession.
The Devil's Henchman is a 1949 American crime drama film featuring Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Mike Mazurki, and Regis Toomey. The film was written by Eric Taylor and directed by Seymour Friedman. It is a sequel to the first Jess Arno film, No Place for a Lady.
1 ★★½ rating (33%) ★★★★★. Popular reviews. Recent reviews. Insurance agent Jesse Arno is posing as a sailor while on the trail of a gang of waterfront thieves, supposedly headed by Tip Banning.
One of the neat little angles of the movie has Baxter pass information on to his partner via a organ grinder's monkey. The film is of the standard of Baxter's Crime Doctor films, pleasing but not spectacular.
