"HE'S BACK AGAIN... The Fastest talking newshawk in his greatest role!" 24 November 1942 Action, Thriller, Crime 74 mins
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.
Watch the official The Payoff 1942 trailer in HD below or find more The Payoff videos on Vidimovie.
Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
Tom Brown as Guy Norris
Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker
Evelyn Brent as Alma Dorn
Jack La Rue as John Angus
Ian Keith as Inspector Thomas
Robert Middlemass as Lester Norris
John Sheehan as Sgt. Brenen
Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley)
Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
Pat Costello as Pat - Reporter
Steve Benton as Police Officer (uncredited)
Roy Butler as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Hood (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert as Gambling House Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon as Gambling House Patron (uncredited)
Edward Dein Screenplay
Arthur Dreifuss Director
Arthur Hoerl Story
Ben Winkler Sound Engineer
Leon Fromkess Executive In Charge Of Production
Ira H. Morgan Director of Photography
Eddie Davis Assistant Director
Arthur Hammond Production Manager
Jack Schwarz Producer
Charles Henkel Jr. Editor
Edward Dein Dialogue
Suborno Trailer
Danaro e sangue Trailer
Volcán de pasiones Trailer
The Pay Off Trailer
United States 24 November 1942
If you liked the The Payoff trailer, you may like these ones:
03 November 1949
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her.
25 April 1945
The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.
12 June 1953
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet.
10 February 1951
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.
25 January 1935
A reporter out to break up a criminal gang finds time to make a play for a mobster's girlfriend.
15 April 1945
A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his information, but is released and helps to expose the syndicate.
24 November 1954
Ex-cop Vic Barron crossed the wrong mobsters; his wife and child were killed and he was scarred, framed, and imprisoned.
15 April 1948
A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.
25 June 1958
A blonde night club dancer is being stalked. Will anyone believe her?
10 September 1980
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.
09 June 1950
Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father.
06 January 1993
A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from The Payoff:
A newspaper reporter investigates the murder of the local District Attorney.
[--] Ford Theatre: THE PAYOFF 03May1956 Directed By John Meredyth Lucas Story & Teleplay By Blake Edwards Janet Blair .. Mary Higgins Howard Duff .
Stars: Lowell Sherman Marian Nixon Hugh Trevor Director: Lowell Sherman A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the gang boss ...
The Pay Off - October 15 1930 The Pay-Off is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Lowell Sherman who also starred in the film along with .
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1942:
02 June 1942
The romance between an actress and a young man provokes the rejection of the class to which he belongs.
02 April 1942
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison.
26 June 1942
Carmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in order to develop a nitroglycerin bomb.
27 March 1942
Yvonne De Carlo sings herself to sleep, in her dreams she dances with a Latin dancer. She awakes to sing again.
10 July 1942
Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush.
21 August 1942
Pavel Hora offers his friend Jiří Pulpán a place to live. When they get home, they find out that the landlord has evicted Pavel to the yard because he found a love letter from his daughter Zuzanka.
02 October 1942
Blackmail and murder in a tale of an auto-theft ring.
01 November 1942
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
01 January 1942
In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included.
24 March 1942
Vienna during the fin de siecle. Farmer's daughter Anuschka has to sell the farm after her father's death to the rich but mean farmer's wife Nowarek and her friendly son Jaro.
01 January 1942
Exemplary social care by the state for Slovak workers in a convalescent home, with a beautiful Slovak backdrop.
Have you watched The Payoff yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1942 PRC.