Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
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59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)

Approved

59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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 ...See moreFollowing 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. Written by Les Adams See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Holt Walter Forbes Walter Forbes See fewer	Cat People (1942)
Marcia Ralston Margaret 'Pegqy' Stone Margaret 'Pegqy' Stone See fewer	Sh! The Octopus (1937)
Russell Hopton Jerry Clayton Jerry Clayton See fewer	Once in a Lifetime (1932)
Douglass Dumbrille J.J. Grant J.J. Grant See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Arthur Hohl Joe Whitehead Joe Whitehead See fewer	Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Thomas E. Jackson Brennan Brennan See fewer	Broadway (1929)
John Wray Howell Howell See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
William Pawley Spike Spike See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Paul Fix Louie Louie See fewer	El Dorado (1966)
Harry Woods Stoddard Stoddard See fewer	The Viking (1928)
Joseph Crehan Gov. Bill Allen Gov. Bill Allen See fewer	Black Magic (1944)
George Anderson Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited) See fewer	The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
Eddie Borden Song Plugger (uncredited) Song Plugger (uncredited) See fewer	Jungle Bride (1933)
Lane Chandler Police Lt. Lee (uncredited) Police Lt. Lee (uncredited) See fewer	Samson and Delilah (1949)
Alec Craig Cleaning Man (uncredited) Cleaning Man (uncredited) See fewer	Northern Pursuit (1943)
Billy Dooley Song Plugger (uncredited) Song Plugger (uncredited) See fewer	Call of the Yukon (1938)
Lester Dorr Police Radio Technician (uncredited) Police Radio Technician (uncredited) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Matty Fain Louie Miller (uncredited) Louie Miller (uncredited) See fewer	Larceny on the Air (1937)
Franklyn Farnum Jury Foreman (uncredited) Jury Foreman (uncredited) See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Robert Fiske Automobile Salesman (uncredited) Automobile Salesman (uncredited) See fewer	The Mystic Circle Murder (1938)
Sam Flint Governor's Advisor (uncredited) Governor's Advisor (uncredited) See fewer	My Pal Trigger (1946)
Harry Harvey Police Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) Police Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) See fewer	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Kathleen Howard Mrs. Allen, Governor's Wife (uncredited) Mrs. Allen, Governor's Wife (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Gift (1934)
Lloyd Ingraham Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited) See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Boyd Irwin Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited) See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Marjorie Kane Singer (uncredited) Singer (uncredited) See fewer	Merrily We Live (1938)
Donald Kerr Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
George Meeker Chuck (uncredited) Chuck (uncredited) See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
Forbes Murray Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Lady and the Mob (1939)
Lee Phelps Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited) See fewer	Anna Christie (I) (1930)
Hal Price Homer Stone (uncredited) Homer Stone (uncredited) See fewer	Arizona Frontier (1940)
Charles Sullivan Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited) See fewer	The Invisible Monster (1950)
Hal Taliaferro Farrell (uncredited) Farrell (uncredited) See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Forrest Taylor Police Secretary at Lineup (uncredited) Police Secretary at Lineup (uncredited) See fewer	Shadow of Chinatown (I) (1936)
Billie Van Every Grant's Secretary (uncredited) Grant's Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Monte Carlo Nights (1934)

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