High Tide (1947)
Director:
John Reinhardt
Writers:
Peter Milne (additional dialogue), Robert Presnell Sr.
Stars:
Lee Tracy, Don Castle, Julie Bishop
In this mystery, set within the newspaper industry, a detective is hired to protect the editor who believes that someone is out to kill him. The editor is the real villain having killed the publisher, the publisher's detective, and a friend so that he could grab the reigns of the company. The detective was hired to cast suspicion elsewhere. It backfires when the private eye finds out the truth.