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Extortion (1938)

A Mad Maze of Midnight Murder!

Genre : Mystery

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Lambert Hillyer
Writer : Earl Fenton

Synopsis

In this B potboiler, a college professor finds himself suspected of a murder on his school's campus.

Actors

Scott Kolk
Scott Kolk
Larry Campbell (as Scott Colton)
Mary Russell
Mary Russell
Betty Tisdelle
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Prof. Tisdelle
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Inspector Nat Corrigan
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan
Flashlight
Frank C. Wilson
Frank C. Wilson
Craig Banning
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Margie Blake
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
Coach Pearson
George Offerman, Jr.
George Offerman, Jr.
Soupy Pettie
Nick Lukats
Nick Lukats
Roy Jennings
Roland Got
Roland Got
Kong Lee
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Jeffrey Thompson (as Albert Van Dekker)
Ruth Hilliard
Ruth Hilliard
Babs

Crews

Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Director
Earl Fenton
Earl Fenton
Screenplay
Earl Fenton
Earl Fenton
Story

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