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19-404: Ambitious young attorney Gerald I. Latimer ( Lee Bowman ) helps mayoral candidate Daniels ( Samuel S. Hinds ) and district attorney candidate Turnely to be elected; the pair had vowed to rid the city of its pernicious criminal rackets. The two elected officials are unaware that Gerald has paired up with one of the city's biggest gangsters, Matty ( John Litel ), to get help in getting Gerald elected to

38-720: A film that follows the fates of a group of men charged with destroying a bridge during the doomed defense of the Bataan Peninsula by American forces in the Philippines against the invading Japanese. The lack of leading men in World War II was a boost to Bowman's career and he co-starred with Rita Hayworth in Cover Girl and Jean Arthur in The Impatient Years . According to a film writer at

57-399: A meeting with Gordon and Matty, and gives his car keys to Jane so she can drive herself home. She sees the cigar cutter on the key ring and realizes it could have been used to cut bomb wires. She takes it to the crime lab for examination. Gerald gets a gun from Matty, who shows him how to use it. He rushes to the crime lab to kill Gordon. When he enters Gordon's office he asks him to hand over

76-461: A note in the mayor's office implicating Gerald. This time, he does not mention his finding to Jane and instead surreptitiously obtains a hair sample from him. After analyzing the sample, Gordon tells Jane he has found the killer, but he won't reveal his name. When Jane and Gerald meet again and she agrees to marry him, she tells Gerald that Gordon has found the killer through a hair sample. Gerald realizes he has to kill his friend Gordon. Gerald sets up

95-460: The television series Robert Montgomery Presents and Playhouse 90 . On November 16, 1950, he starred in "Suppressed Desires" on The Nash Airflyte Theater . In the early 1950s, he became television's second Ellery Queen , stepping into the role after the first, Richard Hart , died unexpectedly of a coronary. Bowman hosted the short-lived game show What's Going On ? on ABC in late 1954. In 1961, he co-starred with Rocky Graziano in

114-623: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was spotted by a Paramount Pictures agent and went to Hollywood in 1934, but was not used at first. Instead he worked as a radio singer and appeared in stock plays including The Old Lady Shows His Medals . Bowman eventually made his film debut in I Met Him in Paris (1937) for Paramount. He worked at that studio for a while, then RKO , before moving to MGM where he appeared in Bataan (1943)

133-414: The U.S. Senate in exchange for future political favors. Gerald warns Matty that Turnely and Daniels are serious about cracking down on crime, so Matty has Turnely murdered. Gerald is appointed special prosecutor, and gets to meet the crew that investigates the district attorney's murder. His good friend, forensic scientist Gordon McKay ( Van Heflin ), and his assistant, Jane Mitchell ( Marsha Hunt ), examine

152-613: The US and Canada and $ 214,000 elsewhere during its initial theatrical run, making MGM a profit of $ 161,000. Lee Bowman Lee Bowman (December 28, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. According to one obituary, "his roles ranged from romantic lead to worldly, wisecracking lout in his most famous years". Born in Cincinnati , Bowman dropped out of the University of Cincinnati Law School to study at

171-414: The body and determine the identity of the hit man, who dies while trying to avoid capture. Gerald makes a public show of arresting crime figures, but people like restaurateur Eddie Wright ( Eddie Quillan ), long-harassed by the racketeers, realize that only small-time operators are being arrested. Eddie believes the mayor is sincere and, knowing that some of the police are corrupt, decides to speak directly

190-400: The evidence incriminating him, and Jane overhears the shouting from the lab. Gerald is confessing the killings to Gordon when Jane enters the office. Gordon overpowers Gerald and gets the gun. The police arrive at the scene shortly after, and both Gerald and Matty are arrested. Gordon realizes that he is in love with Jane and proposes to her. She willingly accepts. The film earned $ 336,000 in

209-550: The investigation although Gerald calls for Eddie's arrest. Gerald spends a lot of time in the police crime lab and eventually falls in love with Jane. He even asks her hand in marriage, but she rejects him, explaining she can't marry and quit her job until the double homicide investigation is finished. When she tells him Gordon has concluded that the man planting the bomb should have gunpowder under his nails, Gerald rushes off to scrub his hands meticulously, successfully avoiding having suspicion fall upon him. Later, Gordon later finds

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228-435: The mayor about what needs to be done. Eddie goes to the mayor's house and waits for him, but his presence alarms the mayor's wife and she calls the police on him. They take note of his presence and send him home. Meanwhile, the mayor questions Gerald about a large insurance policy he bought, wanting to know where the money came from. When Gerald refuses to answer, the mayor declares his intention to begin an investigation into

247-693: The private-eye series Miami Undercover , the first television series made in its entirety before being sold to a network. Bowman also guest-starred in The Fugitive . In his later career, Bowman was a pioneer in developing media training for the Republican leadership in Washington. In 1969 he was hired by the Nixon administration to help freshman representatives and politicians from marginal districts with their delivery, content and staging. (The job

266-419: The source of Gerald's funds. Knowing that his dealings with the gangsters will be uncovered, Gerald appeals to Matty, but Matty insists that Gerald take care of the mayor himself. Gerald places a bomb in the mayor's car, and the mayor dies when the bomb goes off. The police suspect Eddie of having placed the bomb, and detain him. Some circumstantial evidence points to Eddie but Gordon is skeptical and continues

285-488: The time, "his Hollywood career has not been spectacular but has gained him a large following." He was signed by Columbia Pictures . The Impatient Years was a hit and Bowman was described in late 1944 as "now a very hot commodity in Hollywood." However, he never quite progressed beyond supporting female stars and his status as a leading man faded. Bowman was a much in-demand radio actor, and also worked on Broadway. He

304-546: Was described as being similar to Robert Montgomery 's work with Dwight Eisenhower . ) He also served as Master of Ceremonies for the 1968 and 1972 conventions. From 1974 until his death, he was Chairman of the Kingstree Group, an international consulting firm, which offers communication advice to business and political leaders all over the world. Kingstree's global headquarters is now located in London, England. Bowman

323-460: Was married to Helene Rosson, Victor Fleming 's step daughter. Their son, also called Lee Bowman, continued with the Kingstree Group. Bowman also had a step daughter from an early marriage by Rosson. I Met Him in Paris I Met Him in Paris is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Claudette Colbert , Melvyn Douglas , and Robert Young . It written by Claude Binyon and produced by Paramount Pictures . It

342-471: Was responsible for developing the 'conversational' approach to spoken communication, which is recognized today as the only successful model for business and political presentations and media interviews. For fifteen years Bowman was communications consultant for Bethlehem Steel . He died from a heart attack in Brentwood, Los Angeles , on Christmas Day 1979, three days before his 65th birthday. Bowman

361-700: Was the original actor who played Lucille Ball 's husband in the audition program serving as a pilot for My Favorite Husband , airing on CBS Radio July 5, 1948; however, he was not available for the full series after CBS approved it, so when it debuted later that month it starred Ball and Richard Denning as the leads. This series would later go on to spawn I Love Lucy for television in 1950, with Ball's real-life husband Desi Arnaz replacing Denning at Ball's insistence. After making his TV debut in The Silver Theatre in 1950, he appeared regularly on television including several guest appearances in

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