The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Louis with only a buck on his person. To remedy the problem, Doyle pawns the revolver he's carrying. When the gun is subsequently used in a murder, Doyle's problems only multiply. In the meantime, he's also fallen in love with a comely stranger (Maxine Doyle) he convinced to impersonate his wife.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Ray McCareyDirector
- Rollo LloydScreenplay
- John W. KrafftScreenplay
- Mischa BakaleinikoffOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert ArmstrongLarry Doyle
- Maxine DoyleAnne Ogilvie
- Henry KolkerEllwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
- LeRoy MasonThe Eel, Gangster
- James BurkeManaging Editor Marvin
- Guy UsherDistrict Attorney Johnson
- James P. BurtisWhalen
- Monte CollinsDunn, Reporter
- Sam LufkinWeeks
- Otto FriesNate, Pawnbroker
- Norman HoustonT. Fulton Whistler
- Dell HendersonMr. Clark, Hotel Manager
Stills
Themes
newspaper manmurder suspect