Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher 81 years old
Radio's crack-brain criminologist stands headquarters on its head in his first raid on screen gangsters!
Cosmo Jones, a correspondence-school detective from a small town, comes to the big city to offer his services to the police. He happens by where a gangster is killed by an opposing gang. Socialite Phyllis Blake is running around with gang member Tom and the opposing gang plan on kidnapping her. Cosmo is with Sergeant Flanagan when the attempt is made in front of a night club, where a bystander is seriously wounded in the gun-battle. Police Chief Murphy blames Flanagan for the shooting and demotes him. Cosmo, with the aid of a porter, Eustace and Flanagan's fiancée, Susan, tries to find the killer. Phyllis is finally kidnapped and Cosmo decides the act was committed by one of the two gangs. He has her father place an ad in the newspaper that contact has been made with the kidnappers. Each gang thinks the other is pulling a double cross, and one gang wipes out the other.
Credits
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edgar Kennedy He was 52, 58 years old when he died | as Police Chief Murphy |
| Gale Storm She was 20, 87 years old when she died | as Susan Fleming |
| Emmett Vogan He was 49, 76 years old when he died | as Police Commissioner Gould |
| Tris Coffin He was 33, 80 years old when he died | as Jake Pelotti |
| Herbert Rawlinson He was 57, 67 years old when he died | as Mr. James J. Blake |
| Mauritz Hugo He was 34, 65 years old when he died | as Tony Sandol - Gangster |
| Mantan Moreland He was 40, 71 years old when he died | as Eustace Smith |
| Frank Graham He was 28, 35 years old when he died | as Cosmo Jones |
| Gwen Kenyon He was 27, 83 years old when he died | as Phyllis Blake |
| Sam Bernard He was 79, 63 years old when he died | as Gangster |
| Charles Jordan He was 69, 90 years old when he died | as Biff Garr |
| Richard Cromwell He was 316, 85 years old when he died | as Sgt. Pat Flanagan |
| Maxine Leslie | as Mrs. Jake Pelotti |
| Vince Barnett He was 40, 75 years old when he died | as Henchman 'Gimp' |
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Carl Pierson as Editor. He was 51 (85) years old when He died | Editing |
| Lindsley Parsons as Producer. He was 37 (87) years old when He died | Production |
| Mack Stengler as Director of Photography. He was 47 (66) years old when He died | Camera |
| James Tinling as Director. He was 53 (78) years old when He died | Directing |
| Frank Graham as Original Concept. He was 28 (35) years old when He died | Writing |
| Edward J. Kay as Music Director. He was 44 (75) years old when He died | Sound |
| Dave Milton as Art Direction. He was 54 (90) years old when He died | Art |
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (81 years)
Radio's crack-brain criminologist stands headquarters on its head in his first raid on screen gangsters!
- Release day: Friday, January 29, 1943
- Runtime: 62 minutes