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The Payoff (1942)

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5.8/10 1h 14m Nov 24, 1942
Action Thriller Crime Mystery

The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Payoff
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
Brad McKay
Popularity: 9.0
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
Guy Norris
Popularity: 12.8
Tina Thayer
Tina Thayer
Phyllis Walker
Popularity: 1.1
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent
Alma Dorn
Popularity: 4.0
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
John Angus
Popularity: 1.0
Ian Keith
Ian Keith
Inspector Thomas
Popularity: 1.1
Robert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass
Lester Norris
Popularity: 3.1
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John Maxwell
Moroni
Popularity: 0.0
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Sgt. Brenen
Popularity: 2.2
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley)
Popularity: 1.9
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Hugh Walker
Popularity: 1.2
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Pat Costello
Pat - Reporter
Popularity: 1.4

Key Crew

Screenplay Edward Dein
Director Arthur Dreifuss
Producer Jack Schwarz
Editor Charles Henkel Jr.

Production

PRC
US

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 5/10
Jun 26, 2022

A public prosecutor is murdered and a wise-cracking tabloid journalist (Lee Tracy) with contacts (legit and not) sets out to track down the perpetrator. As we progress through this unremarkably procedural crime thriller, we discover that the murderer is much closer to home than he'd like. The cast d ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 24, 1942
Runtime 1h 14m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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