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You can watch The Mystery Man (1935) for free on Public Domain Movies, rent on FlixFling, or buy on FlixFling.

Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Louis with only a buck on his person. To remedy the problem, Doyle pawns the revolver he's carrying. When the gun is subsequently used in a murder, Doyle's problems only multiply. In the meantime, he's also fallen in love with a comely stranger (Maxine Doyle) he convinced to impersonate his wife.

Shadowy alleyways and frantic train rides fuel this brisk pre-war crime caper. A hungover reporter finds himself trapped in a lethal web after pawning a gun that suddenly becomes a murder weapon.