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Money to Loan
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordinary lengths some will go to to get it. The loan sharking business has that want for money on both sides. He tells the story of one such loan shark, Stephen Hanley, who tried to pass his company off as a legitimate loan business, but who charged exorbitant rates, and used extortion and fraud to get out of his customers even more than what they may have owed on paper.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
20 min
Release Date
1939-03-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.667
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Alan Dinehart
Stephen Hanley
Paul Guilfoyle
Hanley's Assistant
John Butler
Joe Mello
Addison Richards
District Attorney Norman Kennedy
Tom Collins
Reporter
Eddy Chandler
Police Sergeant
John Dilson
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Lester Dorr
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Jack Egan
Saxophone Musician
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman in District Attorney's Office
Edward Hearn
Police Captain
Reid Kilpatrick
Radio Broadcaster
George Magrill
Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) Hanley's Strong Arm Man
Warren McCollum
Harry Baldwin
Ivan Miller
Police Detective
Howard M. Mitchell
Policeman
Frances Morris
Telephone Operator
Tom Neal
Ambulance Intern
Edward Pawley
Calumette
Lee Phelps
Policeman
Terrance Ray
Second Intern
Dick Rich
Truck Driver
Cap Somers
Arresting Officer
Edwin Stanley
McCormick
Phillip Terry
MGM Crime Reporter
Emmett Vogan
Loan Officer
Max Wagner
Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
Eddy Waller
Loan Victim in House
Ruth Warren
Loan Victim's Wife
Christina Welles
Marian Ford
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