The Payoff

Name: The Payoff
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1942-11-24
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 5.889

★ 5,9 /10 (9 Votes)

1942 EN 74 min

Overview

The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.

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Release date

24/11/1942

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Genres

Action Thriller Crime Mystery

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

74 min

Lee Tracy

Brad McKay

Tom Brown

Guy Norris

Tina Thayer

Phyllis Walker

Evelyn Brent

Alma Dorn

Jack La Rue

John Angus

Ian Keith

Inspector Thomas

Robert Middlemass

Lester Norris

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John Maxwell

Moroni

John Sheehan

Sgt. Brenen

Harry C. Bradley

Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley)

Forrest Taylor

Hugh Walker

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Pat Costello

Pat - Reporter

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Steve Benton

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Roy Butler

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Hood (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert

Gambling House Patron (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Gambling House Patron (uncredited)

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Bill Hunter

Pete - Night Club Bouncer (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Gambling House Cashier (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Typist (uncredited)

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King Lockwood

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tony Martelli

Croupier (uncredited)

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Merrill McCormick

Detective (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Arthur Thalasso

Police Officer (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Reporter (uncredited)

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A public prosecutor is murdered and a wise-cracking tabloid journalist (Lee Tracy) with contacts (legit and not) sets out to track down the perpetrator. As we progress through this unremarkably procedural crime thriller, we discover that the murderer is much closer to home than he'd like. The cast do their jobs well enough - Tina Thayer and Tom Brown; but essentially this is just an opportunity for Tracy to be, well, himself.

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