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Call a Messenger

1939

THE DEAD END KIDS versus THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS Clashing head on...for control of the gutter!

  • Arthur Lubin
  • 1h 5m
  • November 3, 1939 · United States of America

Overview

A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 3, 1939
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Arthur Lubin
Cinematography
Elwood Bredell
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Call a Messenger (1939) | Kinocult