The Payoff (1942)

Name: The Payoff
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1942-11-24
Duration: 74 min
Cast: Lee Tracy, Tom Brown, Tina Thayer, Evelyn Brent, Jack La Rue

HE'S BACK AGAIN... The Fastest talking newshawk in his greatest role!

The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.

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Released 1942-11-24 · 74 min · Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Directed by Arthur Dreifuss

Cast

Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
Tom Brown as Guy Norris
Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker
Evelyn Brent as Alma Dorn
Jack La Rue as John Angus
Ian Keith as Inspector Thomas
Robert Middlemass as Lester Norris
John Maxwell as Moroni
John Sheehan as Sgt. Brenen
Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley)
Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
Pat Costello as Pat - Reporter
Steve Benton as Police Officer (uncredited)
Roy Butler as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Hood (uncredited)