title: The Inner Circle (1946 film)
text: # The Inner Circle (1946 film)
  
  The Inner Circle is a 1946 American film noir mystery film directed by Philip Ford starring Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley and Ricardo Cortez. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A secretary frames a private investigator (Warren Douglas) for murder to deflect suspicion away from her younger sister.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Adele Mara as Geraldine Travis, alias Gerry Smith
  * Warren Douglas as Johnny Strange
  * William Frawley as Det. Lt. Webb
  * Ricardo Cortez as Duke York
  * Virginia Christine as Rhoda Roberts
  * Ken Niles as Ken, Radio Announcer
  * Will Wright as Henry Boggs
  * Dorothy Adams as Emma Wilson
  * Martha Montgomery as Anne Travis Lowe
  * Edward Gargan as Parking Ticket Cop
  * Fred Graham as Duke's Henchman
  * Eddie Parker as Duke's Henchman
  * Robert J. Wilke as Police Officer Cummings
  
  ## Reception
  
  A Variety critic wrote, "The Inner Circle hasn't much to recommend it. Even whodunit addicts will turn a quizzical eyebrow at the tangled, illogical, and crudely put-together story".
  
  