Watch I Am a Criminal (1938) Official Trailer
Bullet-blazing drama of the man in the headlines...and the story behind them!
7 / 10 IMDb December 7, 1938 1h 12m
In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy idolizes the gangster. Eventually the lad's admiration comes to deeply affect the gangster who begins to soften up. Meanwhile his moll plans to rob him. The newsboy intervenes and stops her.
Director
Runtime
1h 12m
Release Date
December 7, 1938
Genre
Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
John Carroll
as Brad McArthur
Kay Linaker
as Linda La Rue
Craig Reynolds
as Clint Reynolds
Martin Spellman
as Bobby
Lester Matthews
as District Attorney George Lane
Mary Kornman
as Alice Martin
May Beatty
as Maggie
Robert Fiske
as Attorney Phil Collins
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Allan Cavan
as De Motte
Edward Earle
as Clark
Byron Foulger
as Ed Harper
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Jack Kennedy
as Sheriff
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Robert Winkler
as Young Boy
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
Crescent Pictures Corporation
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