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SMASHING DRAMA of the city streets...thousands fighting...for survival!
6.2 / 10 IMDb October 5, 1939 1h 3m
An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter.
Director
Runtime
1h 3m
Release Date
October 5, 1939
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Kane Richmond
as Eddie Farrell
Amanda Duff
as Juli Peronni
June Gale
as Annie Qualen
Edward Norris
as Louie Peronni
Henry Armetta
as Guiseppi Peronni
Frank Reicher
as Dr. Shumaker
Scotty Beckett
as Willie Rogers
Leona Roberts
as Aunt Mamie Qualen
Rex Downing
as Tommy Rogers
Jimmy Butler
as Jim Rogers
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Roger McGee
as Swat
Richard Lane
as David Clifford
Jack Carson
as Chet Warren
Matt McHugh
as Pete
Helen Ericson
as Helen Gardner
Jessie Arnold
as Neighbor
Stanley Blystone
as Policeman
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Nick Copeland
as Chummy Miller
Ellen Drew
as Reporter
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Jack Easton
as Reporter
Production Companies
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