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Crime Takes a Holiday

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Original title

Year

1938

Running time

59 min.

Country

United States

Director

Lewis D. Collins

Screenwriter

Jefferson Parker, Henry Altimus, Charles Logue

Cast

Cinematography

James S. Brown Jr. (B&W)

Producer

Larry Darmour Productions. Distributor: Columbia Pictures

Genre

Action. Drama | Crime. Half-length Film

Synopsis

Following the murder of a policeman and unable to get proof against the real killer, District attorney Walter Forbes takes a novel approach to get there. He induces an ex-convict to stand trial for the killing and gets the set-up conviction he wanted. His purpose is to make the head of the criminal underworld and killer come out into the open, under the impression that because of the conviction of the ex-convict he is no longer in any danger. He then calls the real killer on the telephone, which he has wired to be broadcast over the radio.

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Crime Takes a Holiday

1938

Lewis D. Collins