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High finance teaches a racketeer new tactics! - A Slight Case of Murder
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Title: A Slight Case of Murder

Release Date: 26 Feb 1938

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.113 (40 votes)

Cast

  • Remy Marko: Edward G. Robinson
  • Mary Marko: Jane Bryan
  • Mike: Allen Jenkins
  • Nora Marko: Ruth Donnelly
  • State Trooper Dick Whitewood: Willard Parker
  • Mr. Post, banker: John Litel
  • Lefty: Edward Brophy
  • Guiseppe: Harold Huber
  • Ritter: Eric Stanley
  • Mr. Whitewood: Paul Harvey
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