Summaries

After being falsely accused of a murder, a group of kids have to find the real killer in order to clear their name.

With a former gang buddy on death row, policeman Pat O'Day establishes a junior police boys club to swerve his buddy's younger brother Danny away from a life of crime. A counterfeiting ring uses the club and it boys to blanket the area in phony fivers. A cop is slain, and it looks like Danny, the kids and Patrolman Pat will be blamed for it.—statmanjeff

A young street kid grows up and becomes a cop when he realizes that crime doesn't pay. One of his childhood friends is in prison for a murder he didn't commit, and the cop looks for evidence to free him. Meanwhile, the prisoner's brother gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters, and inadvertently discovers the evidence that can set his brother free, if he can only get someone to believe him.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • bare chested male
  • homosexual subtext
  • male male relationship
  • counterfeiting
  • reference to police commissioner
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Feb 9, 1940
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Sam Katzman Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 2m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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