Parole Racket (1937)
Following a long investigation, Police Detective-Lieutenant Anthony "Tony" Roberts becomes convinced that there is some powerful unknown-master-mind leader behind the gangs of crooks who are terrorizing the city, and it has something to do with paroled convicts. He sets up a scheme with his supervisor to have himself shamed by being demoted to a patrolman and then caught in the act of receiving bribe-money from a racketeer. He is convicted and sent to prison, and the manner in which his parole is arranged leads him, dangerously, to the secret-head of the gang.
Director:
Charles C. Coleman
Writers:
Owen Francis, Harold Shumate.
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Paul Kelly as Lt. Anthony Roberts |
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Rosalind Keith as Betty Wilson |
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Francis McDonald as Nat Beldon |
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John Graham Spacey as Jack Delevan |
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Leona Maricle as Anna |
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Thurston Hall as Editor Jamison |
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Raymond Brown as Police Chief Daniel McArthur |
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Robert Terry as Judson |
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C. Montague Shaw as Grayson |
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Al Hill as Dapper Dunning |
| Writing | Owen Francis | Screenplay |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Director |
| Writing | Harold Shumate | Story |
| Writing | Harold Shumate | Screenplay |