Directed by:
Charles BartonCinematography:
William C. MellorCast:
Fred MacMurray, Ann Sheridan, Guy Standing, Dean Jagger, William Frawley, Frank Craven, Nora Cecil, Charles C. Wilson, Joe Sawyer, Eddy Chandler, Robert Kent (more)Plots(1)
In his first starring role (after being second-billed to Claudette Colbert in The Gilded Lily), Fred MacMurray plays officer Ross Martin of the Michigan State Police. After completing his training, Martin is pitted against dignified Professor Anthony (Sir Guy Standing), who uses his academic status as a cover for his bank-robbery activities. Keeping himself abreast of police maneuvers by listening to car radios and unobtrusively hanging around headquarters, Anthony ultimately uses his technological know-how to paralyze the police communications systems. But with the cooperation of the Massachusetts police department, whose radios are in full working order, rookie Martin and rustic sheriff Pete Arnot (Frank Craven) combine forces for a final assault upon Anthony's hideout. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fred MacMurray
USA
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Ann Sheridan
USA
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Guy Standing
UK
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Dean Jagger
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William Frawley
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Frank Craven
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Nora Cecil
UK
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Charles C. Wilson
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Joe Sawyer
Canada
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Eddy Chandler
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Robert Kent
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John Howard
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Alfred Delcambre
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Russell Hopton
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Malcolm McGregor
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Gordon Jones
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Charles Sullivan
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Harry Strang
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Jack Cheatham
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Sam Flint
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