Adventure ·Action ·Crime · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 1m

The Rookie Cop

Director

Cast

Tim Holt as Clem Maitland Virginia Weidler as Nicey Janet Shaw as Gerry Lane Frank M. Thomas as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane Robert Emmett Keane as Commissioner Hugh Thomas Monte Montague as Tom Hadley / Monte, a Henchman

Crew

Harry J. Wild — Director of Photography Frederic Knudtson — Editor Morton Grant — Screenplay Jo Pagano — Screenplay Guy K. Austin — Story Earl Johnson — Story

Tagline

CRIME IS TROUGH!

Synopsis

A rookie cop tries to prove his friend is innocent of a robbery, despite the police commissioner's objection to his use of a trained German Shepherd dog named Ace.

Mood & Themes

dog dog hero

Key Collaborators

David Howard Director Harry J. Wild Director of Photography Frederic Knudtson Editor Morton Grant Screenplay Jo Pagano Screenplay Guy K. Austin Story Earl Johnson Story Bert Gilroy Producer

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