Risky Business (1939)
Overview
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.444 |
Directed By
Arthur Lubin
Crew
Charles Grayson
Vera West
Burt Kelly
Arthur Lubin
Stanley Cortez
TOP CAST
George Murphy
Dan Clifford
Dorothea Kent
Mary Dexter
Eduardo Ciannelli
Philip Decarno
Leon Ames
Hinge Jackson
El Brendel
Axel
Richard Tucker
District Attorney
Frances Robinson
Norma Jameson
John Wray
Silas
Arthur Loft
Police Captain Wallace
Pierre Watkin
Abernathy
Grant Richards
Jack Norman
Charles Trowbridge
Henry Jameson
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Jameson
George Davis
Solar (uncredited)
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