Action ·Thriller ·Crime ·Mystery · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 14m

The Payoff

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Director
Arthur Dreifuss
Cast
Lee Tracy as Brad McKay Tom Brown as Guy Norris Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker Evelyn Brent as Alma Dorn Jack La Rue as John Angus Ian Keith as Inspector Thomas
Crew
Ira H. Morgan — Director of Photography Charles Henkel Jr. — Editor Charles Dant — Original Music Composer Edward Dein — Screenplay Arthur Hoerl — Story Jack Schwarz — Producer
Tagline

HE'S BACK AGAIN... The Fastest talking newshawk in his greatest role!

Synopsis

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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Key Collaborators
Arthur Dreifuss Director Ira H. Morgan Director of Photography Charles Henkel Jr. Editor Charles Dant Original Music Composer Edward Dein Screenplay Arthur Hoerl Story Jack Schwarz Producer Eugene Joseff Costume Design
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