The Payoff
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1942 | 74m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Dreifuss |
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| Writer: | Edward Dein, Arthur Hoerl |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 24, 1942 |
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| Director: | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Writer: | Edward Dein, Arthur Hoerl |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | b movie, reporter |
| Production Companies | PRC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Maxwell | Moroni |
| John Sheehan | Sgt. Brenen |
| Harry C. Bradley | Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley) |
| Forrest Taylor | Hugh Walker |
| Pat Costello | Pat - Reporter |
| Steve Benton | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Roy Butler | Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Hood (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Gambling House Patron (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Gambling House Patron (uncredited) |
| Bill Hunter | Pete - Night Club Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenney | Gambling House Cashier (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Typist (uncredited) |
| King Lockwood | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tony Martelli | Croupier (uncredited) |
| Merrill McCormick | Detective (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Arthur Thalasso | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Herb Vigran | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Dreifuss | Director |
| Eugene Joseff | Costume Design |
| Edward Dein | Screenplay, Dialogue |
| Arthur Hoerl | Story |
| Charles Dant | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Ira H. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Charles Henkel Jr. | Editor |
| Leon Fromkess | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Arthur Hammond | Production Manager |
| Eddie Davis | Assistant Director |
| Ben Winkler | Sound Engineer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harry D. Edwards | Associate Producer |
| Jack Schwarz | Producer |
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Geronimo1967
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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 d ... o their jobs well enough - Tina Thayer and Tom Brown; but essentially this is just an opportunity for Tracy to be, well, himself.
Jun 26, 2022