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The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
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| The Payoff | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Screenplay by | Edward Dein |
| Story by | Arthur Hoerl |
| Produced by | Jack Schwarz Harry D. Edwards (associate producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Charles Henkel Jr. |
| Music by | Charles Dant |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder of a district attorney who has tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleaze and local corruption. He has been using an undercover assistant DA, Phyllis Walker.
- Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
- Tom Brown as Guy Norris
- Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker
- Evelyn Brent as Alma Doren
- Jack La Rue as John Angus
- Ian Keith as Police Inspector Thomas
- Robert Middlemass as Norris – Newspaper Publisher
- John Maxwell as Moroni – Reporter
- John Sheehan as Police Sergeant Brenen
- Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele
- Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
- Pat Costello as Reporter Pat
- The Payoff at IMDb
- The Payoff is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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