A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing house is to be robbed..
So, should you bother? If you have a soft spot for 1930s B-movies that feel like they were filmed over a long weekend, then sure. It's a brisk watch. But if you need polished scripts or logic that holds up under a magnifying glass, you might want to skip it. It’s the kind of movie that assumes you’re already in the moo...
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Edward L. Cahn
Bruno Ziener
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"So, should you bother? If you have a soft spot for 1930s B-movies that feel like they were filmed over a long weekend, then sure. It's a brisk watch. But if you need polished scripts or logic that holds up under a magnifying glass, you might want to skip it. It’s the kind of movie that assumes you’re already in the mood for a hard-luck cop story. It doesn't waste time explaining why the world is the way it is. It just jumps straight into the grimy stuff. The Setup Russell Hopton plays a cop who..."
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Tom Reed, Richard Schayer
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1932 · IMDb 6.9
