Battle of Greed (1937)
Overview
When silver is found in Virginia City, Lawyer John Storm leads a group from Indiana west. He soon has to defend them all in court against a company that is after their claims. Fighting a crooked Judge, he gets a mis-trial by telling how much each of the jurors was bribed. Then he gets the Governor to appoint a new Judge. But just as the retrial opens, the Judge learns his daughter has been kidnaped.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.522 |
Directed By
Howard Higgin
TOP CAST
Tom Keene
John Storm
Gwynne Shipman
Linda Avery
James Bush
Mark Twain
Jimmy Butler
Danny Storm
Robert Fiske
Hammond
Carl Stockdale
Sawyer
Ray Bennett
Henchman Bates
William Worthington
Judge William H. Avery
Henry Roquemore
Judge Albion
Lloyd Ingraham
Virginny
Budd Buster
Comstock
Fox O'Callahan
Jockey Brown
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