"I loved a guy with a gun!" 25 July 1942 Crime 51 mins
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
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Richard Travis as Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
Julie Bishop as Molly O'Hara
Jackie Gleason as Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Frank Wilcox as Cornell
Rex Williams as Slim Dugan
Wade Boteler as Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
Charles C. Wilson as C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Paul Fix as Dude Merrill
Ruth Ford as Myrt - Slim's Moll
John Hamilton as Rafferty
Ann Corcoran as Belle Mason - Dude's Moll
Ben Taggart as Warden Kirby
Hank Mann as Pete
William Hopper as Hastings
Bill Edwards as Reporter
Murray Alper as Fingerprint Assistant
D. Ross Lederman Director
Doug Gould Editor
Daniel Ahern Story
William Jacobs Producer
Raymond L. Schrock Screenplay
James Van Trees Director of Photography
William Lava Original Music Composer
United States 25 July 1942
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