State Police
Genres
Overview
The state police try to break up racketeering in a coal mining town.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
61 min
Release Date
1938-03-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
John 'Dusty' King
Sgt. Dan Prescott
William Lundigan
Pvt. Smith / Bill Clarke
Constance Moore
Helen Evans
Larry J. Blake
Trigger Magee
J. Farrell MacDonald
Charlie Wheeler
David Oliver
Corporal Duffy
Ted Osborne
Jack Evans
Pierre Watkin
Col. C.B. Clarke
Guy Usher
Hughes
Charles C. Wilson
Captain Halstead
Eddy Waller
Constable Higgins
Sam Flint
Deputy Joe Palmer
Jack Kirk
Deputy Bill
Harry Semels
Albert Morton
Tom Steele
State Trooper Recruit
Eddie Parker
State Trooper Recruit
Lester Dorr
Police Dispatcher
Reed Howes
Police Orderly
Joseph Crehan
Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
Edmund Cobb
Miner
Curley Dresden
Miner
Jack O'Shea
Miner
Billy Wayne
Henchman Freddie
LeRoy Mason
Henchman Al
Eddie Fetherston
Henchman
Herman Hack
Henchman
Glenn Strange
Henchman
Jack Rockwell
Henchman
Fred Parker
Druggist
Horace B. Carpenter
Motorist
Arthur Thalasso
Bartender
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6.3
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7.1
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