Big Town After Dark (1947)
Overview
A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.897 |
Directed By
William C. Thomas
Crew
William C. Thomas
Daniel Mainwaring
Maxwell Shane
Whitman Chambers
Ellis W. Carter
Darrell Calker
Howard A. Smith
Frank Paul Sylos
Alfred Kegerris
Glenn P. Thompson
L.B. Merman
Howard Pine
Eugene Joseff
Max M. Hutchinson
TOP CAST
Phillip Reed
Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Lorelei Kilbourne
Richard Travis
Chuck LaRue
Ann Gillis
Susan Peabody LaRue
Vince Barnett
Louie Snead
Joe Sawyer
Monk
Robert Kent
Jake Sebastian
Charles Arnt
Amos Peabody
Joseph Allen
Wally Blake
William Haade
Marcus
Fred Aldrich
Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Gambler (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett
McGonigle (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Detective (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Gambler (uncredited)
Sumner Getchell
Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited)
John Holland
District Attorney Harding (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Jimmy O'Brien--Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Hoodlum in LaRue's Office (uncredited)
Mary Newton
Nurse (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Gambling woman (uncredited)
Marin Sais
Mrs. O'Hara--Game Operator (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Fletcher--City Editor (uncredited)
Forrest Taylor
Dealer (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Charwoman (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Newspaper Building Custodian (uncredited)
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