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The Costello Case (1930)

Who put Costello on the spot?

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Walter Lang
Writer : F. McGrew Willis

Synopsis

An Irish policeman handles gangsters, a mystery woman and a wise-guy reporter.

Actors

Tom Moore
Tom Moore
Mahoney
Lola Lane
Lola Lane
Mollie
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns
Blair
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman
Mile-Away-Harry
Russell Hardie
Russell Hardie
Jimmie
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Saunders
Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon
Landlady
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
Donnelly
W.E. Lawrence
W.E. Lawrence
Babe
Millard K. Wilson
Millard K. Wilson
Henderson
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint

Crews

Walter Lang
Walter Lang
Director
F. McGrew Willis
F. McGrew Willis
Dialogue
F. McGrew Willis
F. McGrew Willis
Screenplay
F. McGrew Willis
F. McGrew Willis
Story
James Cruze
James Cruze
Producer
Samuel Zierler
Samuel Zierler
Producer
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Art Direction
W.C. Smith
W.C. Smith
Recording Supervision
Bernard McEveety
Bernard McEveety
Assistant Director
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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