Verne Drake — I Killed That Man Character Profile

About Verne Drake

Nick Ross's former girlfriend who testifies in his defense. After demanding a refund from J. Reed, she is murdered via a poisoned dart hidden in a car steering wheel, making her the second victim in the killer's cover-up.

Character Facts

Played by

Iris Adrian

Appears in

I Killed That Man (1941)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Verne Drake — Social Interviewer & Source — Geri Reynolds (Joan Woodbury)

  Reporter gathering intelligence from a key witness.

• Verne Drake — Conflict Mastermind & Pawn — Lowell King (George Pembroke)

  King manipulates and ultimately eliminates Verne Drake.

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• Roger Phillips (Ricardo Cortez)
• Geri Reynolds (Joan Woodbury)
• Bates (Pat Gleason)
• Prison Warden (Herbert Rawlinson)
• Lowell King (George Pembroke)
• J. Reed (Gavin Gordon)
• Drunk (Vince Barnett)
• District Attorney (John Hamilton)
• Collins (Jack Mulhall)
• Nick Ross (Ralf Harolde)
• Lanning (Harry Holman)
• The Bartender (uncredited) (Lee Shumway)