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The Fall Guy

From the sensational stage hit by George Abbott and James Gleason.
Jun 15, 1930 · 1h 5m
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Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.

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CAST

Jack Mulhall
Johnny Quinlan
Mae Clarke
Bertha Quinlan
Ned Sparks
Danny Walsh
Wynne Gibson
Lottie Quinlan
Pat O'Malley
Charles Newton
Thomas E. Jackson
'Nifty' Herman
Tom Kennedy
Detective Burke
Alan Roscoe
Detective Joe Keefe
Directed by Leslie Pearce

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Country
US

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