The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph M. NewmanDirector
- John C. HigginsWriter
Cast
- Alan DinehartStephen Hanley
- Paul GuilfoyleHanley's Assistant
- John ButlerJoe Mello
- Addison RichardsDistrict Attorney Norman Kennedy
- Tom CollinsReporter
- Eddy ChandlerPolice Sergeant
- John DilsonClarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
- Lester DorrFrank Sidley, Loan Victim
- Jack EganSaxophone Musician
- Chuck HamiltonPoliceman in District Attorney's Office
- Edward HearnPolice Captain
- Reid KilpatrickRadio Broadcaster
Themes
loanloan sharkcrime investigationillegal activity