Synopsis
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Movie Information
- Director
- William C. McGann
- Writers
- Crane Wilbur
- Release Year
- 1939
- Runtime
- 71 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (8 votes)
Top Cast
John Garfield
Tim Haydon
Rosemary Lane
Mary 'Sunny' Walsh
Dick Purcell
Terry Walsh
Victor Jory
Thomas MacNair
Stanley Fields
'Bull' Bransom
Morgan Conway
Steve Cardigan
Granville Bates
Stuart Granger
Anthony Averill
Brower
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