Summary Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. Allowing North to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life, Alan agrees to commit suicide after the mandantory one-year moratorium has elapsed. To make things legal, North forces Alan to marry Beverly (Whose brother is also indebted to North) as the beneficiary-of-record. He also assigns "hitman wannabe" Squint to both keep an eye on Alan and "do the deed" when the time comes. But as the year progresses, Alan falls in love with Beverly, befriends Squint and decides he doesn't want to die. But how can he convince North to allow a 100 grand to slip through his fingers? View more details
Directed : Fred Niblo
Written : Octavus Roy Cohen F. McGrew Willis Walter DeLeon
Stars : Warner Oland James Gleason William Boyd Dorothy Sebastian
Genres : Crime Drama Romance
Release date : Sep 3, 1931
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : RKO-Pathé Studios - 9336 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies : RKO Pathé Pictures
Summary Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. Allowing North to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life, Alan agrees to commit suicide after the mandantory one-year moratorium has elapsed. To make things legal, North forces Alan to marry Beverly (Whose brother is also indebted to North) as the beneficiary-of-record. He also assigns "hitman wannabe" Squint to both keep an eye on Alan and "do the deed" when the time comes. But as the year progresses, Alan falls in love with Beverly, befriends Squint and decides he doesn't want to die. But how can he convince North to allow a 100 grand to slip through his fingers? View more details
Genres : Crime Drama Romance
Release date : Sep 3, 1931
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : RKO-Pathé Studios - 9336 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies : RKO Pathé Pictures
