Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 20m

The Penalty

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Director
Harold S. Bucquet
Cast
Gene Reynolds as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson Edward Arnold as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson Lionel Barrymore as 'Grandpop' Logan Robert Sterling as Edward McCormick Gene Reynolds as 'Roosty' Marsha Hunt as Katherine Logan
Crew
John C. Higgins — Screenplay Harry Ruskin — Screenplay
Tagline

Find the Blonde and Get the Gangster!

Synopsis

In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.

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Mood & Themes
farmon the runbank robbery
Key Collaborators
Harold S. Bucquet Director John C. Higgins Screenplay Harry Ruskin Screenplay
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