United States / May 03, 1939 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, except the respect of his parents and his sweetheart Susan Warren. His younger brother Danny quits college and forces Phil to make him part of the gang. The overly-ambitious Danny fixes a prize-fight on which rival gang-leader Mike Luger loses heavily and, thinking that Phil has double-crossed him, sends gunmen out to kill Phil. They kill Danny instead and the frightened Phil flees to a country hideout. His chief lieutenant, Sid Travis, sets a trap for Phil when he returns.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Esther Dale | Ma Daley |
| Horace McMahon | Punchy |
| Ed Sullivan | Narrator / Newspaper Columnist |
| Irving Bacon | Real Estate Man |
| Heinie Conklin | Thompson |
| Clyde Dilson | Morgan |
| James Flavin | George Mitchell |
| Jennifer Gray | Telephone Operator |
| Eddie Hall | Taxi Cab Driver |
| Gordon Jones | Chuck Hardy |
| Donald Kirke | Bit Role |
| Jimmie Lucas | Stooge |
| Jerry Marlowe | Nick |
| LeRoy Mason | Poker Game Robber |
| Frank Melton | Hotel Clerk |
| Charles R. Moore | Ray |
| Miki Morita | Butler |
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| Raymond Parker | Student |
| Buster Phelps | Boy |
| Oscar Polk | Arthur, Harlem Numbers Man |
| Cully Richards | Herman |
| Frances Robinson | Florist Shop Employee |
| Don Rowan | Stranger |
| Tom Rutherford | Red |
| John Sheehan | Ray Norman |
| Martin Turner | Mickey |
| Carleton Young | Thompson, Luger Henchman |
| Walter Young | Lawyer |
Genres
Mystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Big Town Czar |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 3 maggio 1939 |
| Writer | Edmund L. Hartmann, Ed Sullivan |
| Assistant directors | Arthur Lubin |
Release dates
Theatrical release
TV
United States / Jan 01, 1960 / NR / as Fighting the Racketeers
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