1942
Approved
1h 14m

Summary 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. View more details

1942
Approved
1h 14m

The Pay Off

Directed : Arthur Dreifuss

Written : Arthur Hoerl Edward Dein

Stars : Evelyn Brent Tom Brown Lee Tracy Tina Thayer

All cast & crew

5.5

Details

Genres : Action Mystery Crime Romance Film-Noir

Release date : Nov 23, 1942

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Jack Schwarz Productions

Summary 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. View more details

Details

Genres : Action Mystery Crime Romance Film-Noir

Release date : Nov 23, 1942

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Jack Schwarz Productions

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Tom Brown and Tina Thayer in The Pay Off (1942)

Forrest Taylor and Tina Thayer in The Pay Off (1942)

Tom Brown and John Maxwell in The Pay Off (1942)

Ian Keith and Lee Tracy in The Pay Off (1942)

Tom Brown, Ian Keith, Tina Thayer, and Lee Tracy in The Pay Off (1942)

Tom Brown, Ian Keith, and Lee Tracy in The Pay Off (1942)

Tom Brown, Ian Keith, Tina Thayer, Lee Tracy, and John Maxwell in The Pay Off (1942)

Tom Brown, Ian Keith, Forrest Taylor, Tina Thayer, Lee Tracy, and John Maxwell in The Pay Off (1942)

Tom Brown, Ian Keith, Jack La Rue, Forrest Taylor, Tina Thayer, Lee Tracy, and John Maxwell in The Pay Off (1942)

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