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The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

From the sensational stage hit by George Abbott and James Gleason.

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

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Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

15 June 1930

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Johnny Quinlan

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Bertha Quinlan

Ned Sparks

Ned Sparks

Danny Walsh

Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

Lottie Quinlan

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Charles Newton

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

'Nifty' Herman

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Detective Burke

Alan Roscoe

Alan Roscoe

Detective Joe Keefe

James Donlan

James Donlan

The Bill Collector

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