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The Payoff

5.919421h 14mMovieActionThrillerCrime

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.

DirectorArthur Dreifuss
WritersArthur Hoerl·Edward Dein
ProducerJack Schwarz

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Streaming in 1 other country

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Cast · Directed by Arthur Dreifuss

LTLee Tracy
Lee Tracy
Brad McKay
TBTom Brown
Tom Brown
Guy Norris
TTTina Thayer
Tina Thayer
Phyllis Walker
EBEvelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent
Alma Dorn
JRJack La Rue
Jack La Rue
John Angus
IKIan Keith
Ian Keith
Inspector Thomas
RMRobert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass
Lester Norris
JM
John Maxwell
Moroni
JSJohn Sheehan
John Sheehan
Sgt. Brenen
HBHarry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley)
FTForrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Hugh Walker
PC
Pat Costello
Pat - Reporter

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