Traffic in Crime

Overview

Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" Cantrell, and a bribe-taking police official, into setting ambushes and death-traps for him, which backfire on them, and achieve his assignment directive.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 28, 1946

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Republic Pictures

Cast

Wade Crosby,Earle Hodgins,Harry Cheshire,Horace Murphy,Kenne Duncan,Fred Graham,Dick Curtis,Roy Barcroft,Ernie Adams,Arthur Loftand 7 more

Director

Lesley Selander

Writer

Leslie T. White,David Lang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0039042