Mob Town (1941 film)
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| Directed by | William Nigh |
| Written by | Walter Doniger Brenda Weisberg |
| Produced by | Ken Goldsmith |
| Starring | Dick Foran Anne Gwynne Billy Halop Huntz Hall |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Arthur Hilton |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mob Town is a 1941 American comedy crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Plot
[edit]A man is convicted of murder and sentenced to death for the crime. His brother, who idolized him, meets a cop, Sgt. Frank Conroy, who attempts to stop the boy and his gang of friends from ending up the same way as his brother did. He enrolls them in a recreational program and helps them get jobs. However, things change when the kid finds out that Conroy was the cop who arrested his brother, which resulted in his execution.
Cast
[edit]- Dick Foran as Sgt. Frank Conroy
- Anne Gwynne as Marion Barker
- Darryl Hickman as Butch Malone aka Shrimp
- Samuel S. Hinds as Judge Luther Bryson
- Victor Kilian as Uncle Lon Barker
- Truman Bradley as Officer Cuttler
- John Butler as Rummell
- John Sheehan as Mr. Loomis
- Emory Parnell as Captain Harrington - Police Chief
Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys
[edit]- Billy Halop as Tom Barker
- Huntz Hall as Pig
- Gabriel Dell as String
- Bernard Punsly as Ape
References
[edit]- ^ Hayes, David (1982). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0806509310.
- ^ Fetrow p.317
Bibliography
[edit]- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
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