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Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1946-08-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
4.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Phillip Reed
Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Lorelei Kilbourne
Robert Lowery
Pete Ryan
Veda Ann Borg
Vivian LeRoy
Byron Barr
Vance Crane
Charles Arnt
Amos Peabody
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Crane
Roy Gordon
Editor Post
Eddie Parks
Gerald Meeker, theater cashier
Nella Walker
Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
Thomas E. Jackson
Police Chief Berkley
Fred Aldrich
Cop (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Witness (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Police Chief Masters (uncredited)
Frank Fenton
Fletcher (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
Keith Richards
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Will Wright
Station Agent (uncredited)
Leander De Cordova
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
John Dehner
Willard Erskine (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Harris (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Newsman (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Roustabout (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Reporter (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Richard Lydon
Boy (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Nurse (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Cop (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Bartender Joe (uncredited)
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