The Payoff (1942 film)

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The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

Plot summary

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.

Cast

• 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

External links

• The Payoff at
  IMDb
• The Payoff is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive