Special Inspector

Not to be confused with Special inspector general.

Special Inspector
Original lobby card
Directed by	Leon Barsha
Screenplay by	Edgar Edwards
Produced by	Kenneth J. Bishop
Starring	Charles Quigley Rita Hayworth George McKay
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	William Austin
Production company	Kenneth J. Bishop Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	1938 (1938)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Special Inspector, also known as Across the Border, is a 1938 Canadian/American international coproduction crime film directed by Leon Barsha. It stars Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth and George McKay.^[1] This was Hayworth’s second Canadian film for Columbia Pictures shot in Victoria, B.C.

Plot

U.S. Customs Service special inspector Tom Evans works with the British Columbia Provincial Police on an assignment to capture a gang smuggling furs from Canada into the United States.

Cast

• Charles Quigley as Tom Evans
• Rita Hayworth as Patricia Lane
• George McKay as Silver
• Edgar Edwards as Bill
• John Graham Spacey as David Foster
• Eddie Laughton as Tim posing as David Foster
• Bob Rideout as Dapper

References

1. Spicer, Andre; Hanson, Helen (27 June 2013). A Companion to Film Noir. John Wiley & Sons. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-118-52371-1.

External links

• Special Inspector at IMDb