The Boss of Big Town
BLACK MARKET RACKET! He placed his life on the line...to uncover the sinister power that was racketeering in a big city's daily bread
1942 | 62m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Dreifuss |
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| Writer: | Edward Dein, Arthur Hoerl |
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| Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a welcome harbor for character actors who aspired to occasional leading roles. In Boss of Big Town, veteran supporting player John Litel is top-billed as crusading city market official Michael Lynn. When a criminal gang muscles in on the local food distribution markets, Lynn vows to throw the rascals out. First, however, he pretends to join the villains as a paid government stooge, the better to find out the identity of the "Mister Big" behind the distribution racket. The exposure of the "mystery villain" will come as a shock to fans of the 1927 Cecil B. DeMille epic The King of Kings--but not to dyed-in-the-wool movie buffs. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 1942 |
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| Director: | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Writer: | Edward Dein, Arthur Hoerl |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | b movie |
| Production Companies | PRC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| John Litel | Michael Lynn |
| H.B. Warner | Jeffrey Moore |
| John Miljan | Kenneth Craige |
| Jean Brooks | Iris Moore |
| Florence Rice | Linda Gregory |
| Name | Job |
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| Edward Dein | Screenplay |
| Arthur Hoerl | Screenplay |
| Arthur Dreifuss | Director |
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