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Borrowed Hero
Borrowed Hero

Borrowed Hero

Fearless Hero or Mobster's Pawn!

Genres

DramaCrime

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A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

62 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

05 December 1941

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Roger Andrews

Florence Rice

Florence Rice

Ann Thompson

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

William Brooks

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Riley

Wilma Francis

Wilma Francis

Carol Turner

Constance Worth

Constance Worth

Mona Brooks

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Taylor

Richard Terry

Richard Terry

Dixie Nelson

Jerry Marlowe

Jerry Marlowe

Johnny Gray

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

District Attorney

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

City Editor

Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Trial Judge

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

1st Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)

James Deliso

James Deliso

Henchman (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

Dudley Dickerson

Laundryman (uncredited)

George Dobbs

George Dobbs

Cubby Carson (uncredited)

Robert Fiske

Robert Fiske

Grover Duncan (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin

Joel Friedkin

Judge Hargraves (uncredited)

Dorothy Gulliver

Dorothy Gulliver

Snack Stand Clerk (uncredited)

Karl Hackett

Karl Hackett

Richard Allen (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston

Jack W. Johnston

Juryman (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Eddie Kane

Brooks' Hitman (uncredited)

Charles King

Charles King

Arresting Cop (uncredited)

Isabel La Mal

Isabel La Mal

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

Eba Larson

Eba Larson

Girl (uncredited)

Gene O'Donnell

Gene O'Donnell

Henchman (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Bartender (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

2nd Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Pedestrian with Sore Throat (uncredited)

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