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Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
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62 min
1948-09-13
Released
English
24
6.2
Kathy Lawrence
Ross Stewart
Larson
Fred Hopps
Dr. Clifford Porter
Judge Finlay Drake
Madge Bennett
Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)
Mental patient (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Mental patient (uncredited)
'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Trooper Captain (uncredited)
Maintenance Man (uncredited)
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