01 August 1931 Drama, Crime, Mystery 69 mins
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
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Richard Dix as Pike Winslow
Shirley Grey as Barbara Gerry
Purnell Pratt as John Kirk
Ruth Weston as Rose Harmer
Boris Karloff as The Professor
Edmund Breese as Frank Wells
Frank Sheridan as Charles Harmer
Alan Roscoe as Malcolm O'Neill
Nella Walker as Aunt Matilda
Paul Hurst as Doc
Carl Gerard as Cyrus Pringle
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Brady
Phillips Smalley as Thomas Drake
Symona Boniface as Auction Attendee
James Conaty as Country Club Guest
Frank Darien as The Waiter
J. Walter Ruben Director
Bernard Schubert Dialogue
Bernard Schubert Adaptation
Archie Marshek Editor
Max Rée Scenic Artist
James H. Anderson Assistant Director
William LeBaron Producer
George Goodchild Writer
Louis Sarecky Associate Producer
Max Rée Costume Design
Max Steiner Original Music Composer
John E. Tribby Sound
Edward Cronjager Director of Photography
Charles Burke Assistant Camera
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O Fidalgo Ladrão Trailer
Million Dollar Swindle Trailer
The Reckoner Trailer
Portugal 10 July 1933
United States 31 July 1931
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Richard Dix stars as Pike Winslow a bumbling heir to a large fortune. Winslow is also "The Reckoner" a mysterious avenger and investigator who always leaves ...
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A scene from the 1931 film "The Public Defender" with Richard Dix Shirley Grey and Boris Karloff. For more information visit !
A scene from the 1931 film "The Public Defender" with Richard Dix Shirley Grey and Boris Karloff. For more information visit !
A scene from the 1931 film "The Public Defender" with Richard Dix Shirley Grey and Boris Karloff. For more information visit !
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