Man From Headquarters
"THEY DON'T DARE KILL A REPORTER!" It's easy for an editor to say that, but he knows if he puts the finger on an underworld czar, he is a dead man!
Genres
Overview
A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader against whom he is scheduled to testify.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
64 min
Release Date
1942-01-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Frank Albertson
Larry Doyle
Joan Woodbury
Ann Weston
Dick Elliott
Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Byron Foulger
Hotel Manager Clark
John Maxwell
Managing Editor Marvin
Robert Kellard
Hotel Clerk
Gwen Kenyon
Hat Check Girl
Jack Mulhall
Whalen, Reporter
Max Hoffman Jr.
Gang Leader Louis Padroni
Paul Bryar
Knuckles
Arthur O'Connell
Goldie Shores
Maynard Holmes
T. Fulton Whistler
Charlie Hall
Newspaper Photographer
Irving Mitchell
Nate, Pawnbroker
George O'Hanlon
Weeks, Reporter
Christine McIntyre
Telegraph Girl
Mel Ruick
District Attorney Johnson
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