Movie Description
Call a Messenger
(1939)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Arthur Lubin
- Producer : Ken Goldsmith
- Editor : Charles Maynard
- Cast : Billy Halop,Huntz Hall,Robert Armstrong,Mary Carlisle,Anne Nagel,Victor Jory,Buster Crabbe,El Brendel,Jimmy Butler,George Offerman, Jr.
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Facts
Original TitleCall a Messenger
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-11-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 05m
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
