Comedy ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 5m

The Fall Guy

Director

Cast

Jack Mulhall as Johnny Quinlan Mae Clarke as Bertha Quinlan Ned Sparks as Danny Walsh Wynne Gibson as Lottie Quinlan Pat O'Malley as Charles Newton Thomas E. Jackson as 'Nifty' Herman

Crew

Leo Tover — Director of Photography Archie Marshek — Editor Tim Whelan — Screenplay George Abbott — Writer James Gleason — Writer William LeBaron — Producer

Tagline

From the sensational stage hit by George Abbott and James Gleason.

Synopsis

Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Leslie Pearce Director Leo Tover Director of Photography Archie Marshek Editor Tim Whelan Screenplay George Abbott Writer James Gleason Writer William LeBaron Producer

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