Watch Man From Headquarters (1942) Official Trailer
"THEY DON'T DARE KILL A REPORTER!" It's easy for an editor to say that, but he knows if he puts the finger on an underworld czar, he is a dead man!
6.3 / 10 IMDb January 23, 1942 1h 4m
A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader against whom he is scheduled to testify.
Director
Runtime
1h 4m
Release Date
January 23, 1942
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Frank Albertson
as Larry Doyle
Joan Woodbury
as Ann Weston
Dick Elliott
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Byron Foulger
as Hotel Manager Clark
John Maxwell
as Managing Editor Marvin
Robert Kellard
as Hotel Clerk
Gwen Kenyon
as Hat Check Girl
Jack Mulhall
as Whalen, Reporter
Max Hoffman Jr.
as Gang Leader Louis Padroni
Paul Bryar
as Knuckles
Arthur O'Connell
as Goldie Shores
Maynard Holmes
as T. Fulton Whistler
Charlie Hall
as Newspaper Photographer
No photo
Irving Mitchell
as Nate, Pawnbroker
George O'Hanlon
as Weeks, Reporter
Christine McIntyre
as Telegraph Girl
No photo
Mel Ruick
as District Attorney Johnson
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
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