The Payoff

5.8

74 minutes

11/24/1942

Overview

The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.

Cast List

Lee Tracy
as Brad McKay
Tom Brown
as Guy Norris
Tina Thayer
as Phyllis Walker
Evelyn Brent
as Alma Dorn
Jack La Rue
as John Angus
Ian Keith
as Inspector Thomas
Robert Middlemass
as Lester Norris
John Maxwell
as Moroni
John Sheehan
as Sgt. Brenen
Harry C. Bradley
as Dr. Steele (as Harry Bradley)
Forrest Taylor
as Hugh Walker
Pat Costello
as Pat - Reporter
Steve Benton
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Roy Butler
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Hood (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Gambling House Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
as Gambling House Patron (uncredited)
Bill Hunter
as Pete - Night Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
as Gambling House Cashier (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Typist (uncredited)
King Lockwood
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tony Martelli
as Croupier (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
as Detective (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
as Reporter (uncredited)