Postal Inspector (1936): Cast
Postal Inspector is a 1936 action thriller directed by Otto Brower, starring Ben Hall as Mail Clerk (uncredited), Ricardo Cortez and Selmer Jackson. It runs 58 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Director
- Otto Brower
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Postal Inspector About?
The premise of Postal Inspector without spoilers.
The Daring Exploits of Secret Agents of the Mail Service! Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Postal Inspector Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- deception
- song
- racial stereotype
- held at gunpoint
- gang leader
- gang member
- gangster
- violence
- 1930s
- airplane pilot
- railway express train robbery
- cigarette smoking
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- hostage
- gunfire
- airplane stewardess
- retribution
- reprisal
- henchman
- newspaper reporter
- newspaper story
- undercover investigation
- airmail postage stamp
- mail truck driver
- stock footage
- postage stamp
- money
- postal inspector
- police shootout
- speedboat
- post office
- singer
- radio broadcast
- guinea pig
- boat chase
- police boat
- flood
- mail fraud
- shower
- airplane
- harmonica
- mailman
- theft
- gambling debt
- nightclub owner
- psychotronic film
- b movie
- double feature film
- damsel in distress
- grindhouse film
Postal Inspector Cast & Characters
Ben Hall leads the cast as Mail Clerk (uncredited), with Ricardo Cortez as Inspector Bill Davis and Selmer Jackson as Chief Postal Inspector. Directed by Otto Brower; 54 actors are credited in all.
- Director Otto Brower
- Ben Hall as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
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Ricardo Cortez as Inspector Bill Davis - Selmer Jackson as Chief Postal Inspector
- Arthur Loft as Inspector Gene Richards
Also Starring in Postal Inspector
· 50 more- Wallis Clark Inspector Gil Pottle
- Bess Flowers Mrs. Chelsea Dillard (uncredited)
- Hattie McDaniel Deborah
- Lee Phelps Cop (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Paul Harvey Police Lt. Ordway (uncredited)
- Frank Wilcox Postmaster General (uncredited)
- Spencer Charters Grumpy
- Bela Lugosi Gregory Benez
- Don Brodie Reporter (uncredited)
- Gertrude Astor Woman with Drumsticks (uncredited)
- Guy Usher Evans
- Anne O'Neal Woman with Nose Machine (uncredited)
- Russell Wade Man (uncredited)
- Dorothea Wolbert Mrs. Coates (uncredited)
- Nick Copeland Head Waiter (uncredited)
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- Larry Wheat Nervous Passenger (uncredited)
- Harry Antrim Postmaster (uncredited)
- Flora Finch The Ugly Fraud (uncredited)
- Patricia Ellis Connie Larrimore
- Harry Beresford Ritter
- David Oliver 'Butch'
- Landers Stevens Dr. Doyle (uncredited)
- James Blaine Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
- William Hall Henchman Roach (uncredited)
- Mary Carr Mrs. John Mead (uncredited)
- Jack Byron Henchman-Driver (uncredited)
- Ann Gillis Little Alice (uncredited)
- Burr Caruth Postmaster Long (uncredited)
- John 'Dusty' King Ralph (uncredited)
- Margaret McWade Old Maid - Mrs. Compton (uncredited)
- Sibyl Harris Mother on Plane (uncredited)
- Stanley Mack Reporter (uncredited)
- Marla Shelton Stewardess (uncredited)
- Henry Hunter Co-Pilot (uncredited)
- Buddy Williams Busboy (uncredited)
- Johnnie Morris Short Man (uncredited)
- Diana Gibson Bit Role (uncredited)
- Don Roberts Counter Man (uncredited)
- Anita Gordon Crying Child (uncredited)
- Bob Davis Pilot (uncredited)
- Albert Taylor Mail Clerk (uncredited)
- Frances Gregg Head Nurse (uncredited)
- Bill Burrud Billy the Boy
- Arthur Singley Ground Operator (uncredited)
- Alfonso Corelli Nightclub Crowd Calmer (uncredited)
- Michael Loring Charlie Davis
- Malcolm Graham Mumbling Man (uncredited)
- Walter Clyde Reporter (uncredited)
- Jimmy Vandiveer Radio Announcer (uncredited)
More from Otto Brower
More films directed by Otto Brower: Behind Green Lights, Men with Steel Faces, Stanley and Livingstone and The Phantom Empire.
Postal Inspector Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Inspetor Postal” and “Överfallet vid 14:e gatan”.
- Also known as
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- Inspetor Postal
- Överfallet vid 14:e gatan
- Καταχρηση στο Ταχυδρομείου
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Postal Inspector FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Postal Inspector, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Postal Inspector?
Postal Inspector runs 58 minutes.
When was Postal Inspector released?
Postal Inspector was released on August 16, 1936.
Who directed Postal Inspector?
Postal Inspector was directed by Otto Brower.
More films by Otto Brower Who is in the cast of Postal Inspector?
Postal Inspector stars Ben Hall as Mail Clerk (uncredited), Ricardo Cortez as Inspector Bill Davis and Selmer Jackson as Chief Postal Inspector, among 54 credited actors.
Does Postal Inspector have a post-credit scene?
No. Postal Inspector has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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