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Big Town After Dark (1947)

Gambling Racket BLASTED!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : William C. Thomas
Writer : Whitman Chambers

Synopsis

A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.

Actors

Phillip Reed
Phillip Reed
Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Hillary Brooke
Lorelei Kilbourne
Richard Travis
Richard Travis
Chuck LaRue
Ann Gillis
Ann Gillis
Susan Peabody LaRue
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett
Louie Snead
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Monk
Robert Kent
Robert Kent
Jake Sebastian
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
Amos Peabody
Joseph Allen
Joseph Allen
Wally Blake
William Haade
William Haade
Marcus

Crews

William C. Thomas
William C. Thomas
Director
Daniel Mainwaring
Daniel Mainwaring
Radio Play
Maxwell Shane
Maxwell Shane
Radio Play
Whitman Chambers
Whitman Chambers
Screenplay
Ellis W. Carter
Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography
Darrell Calker
Darrell Calker
Original Music Composer
Howard A. Smith
Howard A. Smith
Editor
Max M. Hutchinson
Max M. Hutchinson
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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