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The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

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ComedyCrime

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A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

26 May 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Anna Marie St Claire

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

John J. Malone

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Marguerite Seaton

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Mrs. Eve Childers

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Hattie Hatfield

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Insp. Von Flanagan

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Eddie Britt

Virginia Patton

Virginia Patton

Millie Dale

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Dist. Atty. John Logan

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Tony

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)

Billy Vines

Billy Vines

Joe Di Angelo

Bob Hopkins

Bob Hopkins

MacDougal

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Bernstein

Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Jim Childers aka Big Jim

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