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Money to Loan

Money to Loan

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CrimeDrama

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The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordinary lengths some will go to to get it. The loan sharking business has that want for money on both sides. He tells the story of one such loan shark, Stephen Hanley, who tried to pass his company off as a legitimate loan business, but who charged exorbitant rates, and used extortion and fraud to get out of his customers even more than what they may have owed on paper.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

6.667/10

Release Date

11 March 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alan Dinehart

Alan Dinehart

Stephen Hanley

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Hanley's Assistant

John Butler

John Butler

Joe Mello

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

District Attorney Norman Kennedy

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Reporter

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Police Sergeant

John Dilson

John Dilson

Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Frank Sidley, Loan Victim

Jack Egan

Jack Egan

Saxophone Musician

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman in District Attorney's Office

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Police Captain

Reid Kilpatrick

Reid Kilpatrick

Radio Broadcaster

George Magrill

George Magrill

Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) Hanley's Strong Arm Man

Warren McCollum

Warren McCollum

Harry Baldwin

Ivan Miller

Ivan Miller

Police Detective

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. Mitchell

Policeman

Frances Morris

Frances Morris

Telephone Operator

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Ambulance Intern

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

Calumette

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Policeman

Terrance Ray

Terrance Ray

Second Intern

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Truck Driver

Cap Somers

Cap Somers

Arresting Officer

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

McCormick

Phillip Terry

Phillip Terry

MGM Crime Reporter

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Loan Officer

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Hanley's Strong-Arm Man

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Loan Victim in House

Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

Loan Victim's Wife

Christina Welles

Christina Welles

Marian Ford

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