The Payoff (1942 film)
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The Payoff | |
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Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
Written by | Arthur Hoerl (story) (screenplay) |
Produced by | (associate producer) Jack Schwarz (producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | Charles Henkel Jr. |
Music by | Charles Dant |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
Plot summary[]
Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder of a district attorney who has tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleaze and local corruption. He has been using an undercover assistant DA, Phyllis Walker.
Cast[]
- Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
- Tom Brown as Guy Norris
- as Phyllis Walker
- Evelyn Brent as Alma Doren
- Jack La Rue as John Angus
- Ian Keith as Police Inspector Thomas
- Robert Middlemass as Norris – Newspaper Publisher
- John Maxwell as Moroni – Reporter
- John Sheehan as Police Sergeant Brenen
- Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele
- Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
- as Reporter Pat
External links[]
- The Payoff at IMDb
- The Payoff is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1942 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American mystery films
- 1940s crime thriller films
- American crime thriller films
- American black-and-white films
- Films about journalists
- Producers Releasing Corporation films
- Crime thriller film stubs