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Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill

A Newspaperman... A Grafting Politician... And A Beautiful Girl... In A Story Of Underworld Revenge!

Genres

Crime

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A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

64 mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

15 March 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Russell Wade

Russell Wade

George 'Mitch' Mitchell

Luana Walters

Luana Walters

Marian Langdon (as Susan Walters)

Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

Lawrence Dale (as Edmond MacDonald)

Robert Kent

Robert Kent

'Dixie' Logan aka Judge Joel Conroy (as Douglas Blackley)

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Charlie Gill

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Gus Miller

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

District Attorney John Forsythe

Harry Brown

Harry Brown

Jim Forman

Ted Hecht

Ted Hecht

Al. Collins

Harry Cheshire

Harry Cheshire

Mike Blake

Robert Riordan

Robert Riordan

Ed Carter

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Smokey

Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster

Bingo

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Deputy Clem Sparks

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

Blackie

Gene Rodgers

Gene Rodgers

Self

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Political Speaker (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Police Chief (uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Spencer Chan

Waiter (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Political Speaker (uncredited)

John Elliott

John Elliott

Judge (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Man on Dais (uncredited)

John James

John James

Newscaster (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Short Reporter (uncredited)

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