
The Devil's Pipeline
Seen it?1940 | 65 min | Romance, Adventure, Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for people who can't resist a good whodunit and anyone in the mood for a love story. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Liked Dial M for Murder or True Grit? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 5 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.
A secretary sends a coded plea for help in her monthly report; two detectives investigate and find out that men are jailed on phony charges, forced to work in oil fields and then murdered if they try to escape.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 832 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christy Cabanne
- Richard ArlenDick Talbot
- Andy DevineAndy Jennings
- John EldredgeGeorge Butler
- Jean BrooksLaura Larson (as Jeanne Kelly)
- Francis McDonaldGaddi Sang
- James FlavinDowling
- MalaTalamu
- Eddy WallerBenedict
- Dorothy ApplebyStewardess
- Emory ParnellR.J. Adams