The Argyle Secrets (1948)

The Argyle Secrets (1948) is a zany meta low budget fun and mysterious film noir parody item that while styled on such noir as The Maltese Falcon, does try to either massively plagiarise another work of art altogether, while concealing the fact in the copying of other mystery hits.

As an almighty act of cobbling together The Argyle Secrets (1948)

The Argyle Secrets (1948) exemplifies the creative opportunities and limitations of post-war Hollywood, a period marked by declining studio power and the rise of independent production. Changes in tax law, the fallout from the Paramount antitrust case, and declining audience numbers in 1947 all contributed to the weakening of the major studios, creating space for new production companies to emerge.