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Dangerous Business (1946)

PARTNER IN LAW BY DAY! PARTNER'S IN "CRIME" BY NIGHT!

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 59M

Director : D. Ross Lederman
Writer : Harold Jacob Smith

Synopsis

Two young lawyers open an office together. They are hired to defend a utilities magnate who claims he has been framed. He is kidnapped by a gangster, and a battle royal ensues when the lawyers try to rescue him.

Actors

Forrest Tucker
Forrest Tucker
Clayton Russell
Lynn Merrick
Lynn Merrick
Lizbeth Ellsworth
Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr
Duke
Gus Schilling
Gus Schilling
Alexander Pough
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard
Monk
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
Bert
Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Abigail Ellsworth
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
B.J. Calhoun
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Dona Dax
Dona Dax
Girl (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
Fat Man (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
Policeman (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Crews

D. Ross Lederman
D. Ross Lederman
Director
Harry Essex
Harry Essex
Novel
Harold Jacob Smith
Harold Jacob Smith
Screenplay
Ted Richmond
Ted Richmond
Producer
Richard Fantl
Richard Fantl
Editor
George Meehan
George Meehan
Director of Photography
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Music
James Crowe
James Crowe
Set Decoration
Robert Peterson
Robert Peterson
Art Direction
Lambert E. Day
Lambert E. Day
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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