Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Overview
An ace reporter with a girlfriend nails a numbers racketeer for murders.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.031 |
Directed By
Lew Landers
Crew
Lew Landers
Nicholas Musuraca
Harry Marker
Van Nest Polglase
Renié
John Twist
Robert Sisk
Garrett Fort
Vernon L. Walker
Peter Ruric
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Albert S. D'Agostino
Sam Ruman
Cliff Bergere
Allen Pomeroy
Robert Russell Bennett
Lee S. Marcus
Roy Webb
TOP CAST
Richard Dix
Nick Green
Lucille Ball
Paula Sanders
Allan Lane
Dave Sanders
Donald MacBride
Detective Sergeant Joe Keller
Cy Kendall
George Costain
John Arledge
Red
Granville Bates
James McEwen
Bradley Page
Tom Miller
Dorothy Lee
Thelma
Addison Richards
Berquist
Murray Alper
Louie Allen
John Gallaudet
Jimmy
Joe De Stefani
Rovitch
George Davis
Gus, French Waiter (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen
Mary, Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Mrs. Rovitch (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Professor Busby (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
Miss Martin (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Jerry Miller (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Patrolman (uncredited)
Richard Clarke
Police Driver (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Redcap (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
Dorothy Lovett
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea
Townsman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Lee Van Atta
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Henchman (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Henchman (uncredited)
Blue Washington
First Bartender (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Second Bartender (uncredited)
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