"WHICH IS GUILTIER?...the defendant or the mouthpiece who knows that his client is guilty?" 18 May 1940 Drama, Crime 66 mins
A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along the way.
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Lloyd Nolan as Matthew J. 'Matty' Burns
Barton MacLane as Jim Ramsey
Ray Middleton as Bill Whitaker
Lola Lane as June Whitaker
Howard Hickman as Judge Whitaker
Leona Roberts as Mrs. Whitaker
Astrid Allwyn as Virginia Brandt
Charles Halton as Bromo
Addison Richards as Evans
John Harmon as Rabbit
Horace McMahon as Cry-Baby
Dwight Frye as Pinky
Samuel Fuller Screenplay
Karl Brown Screenplay
Lester Orlebeck Editor
Adele Palmer Wardrobe Designer
John Victor Mackay Art Direction
Robert North Associate Producer
Arthur Lubin Director
William Lava Original Music Composer
Elwood Bredell Director of Photography
United States 18 May 1940
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Dwight Frye as Pinky in "Gangs of Chicago" 1940. Matt "Matty" Burns (Lloyd Nolan) is the leader of a powerful Chicago gang which has thus far eluded the law.
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