An unscrupulous woman and her brood prey on soldiers and sailors in an embarkation city.An unscrupulous woman and her brood prey on soldiers and sailors in an embarkation city.An unscrupulous woman and her brood prey on soldiers and sailors in an embarkation city.
Dorothy Morris
- Rosalie Dibson
- (as Dorothy Ruth Morris)
Wally Cassell
- Jenkins
- (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
- Police Scientist
- (uncredited)
Tom Drake
- Radio Broadcaster
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
- Mac McLean
- (uncredited)
William Frambes
- Serviceman in Police Station
- (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
- Plainclothesman
- (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
John Kellogg
- Soldier Assisting Police
- (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
- Messenger
- (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
- Plainclothesman
- (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Audrey Totter.
- GoofsWhen Lorrigan is checking Lefty's hands with the ultraviolet lamp, Lefty's hands alternate from palms up to palms down between shots.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Middle Men (2021)
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crime drama plus war effort
From the outside, the Gibsons are an all-American suburban family. In reality, it's a den of thieves. Ma Dibson is trading with crooked pawn dealer Keller (Hume Cronyn). His son Lefty gets released from prison. Her daughter Rosalie and daughter-in-law Jessie Belle dance with and steal from servicemen. Posey is her other thieving son. Lt. Lorrgan keeps a close eye on family and offers Lefty a farm job milking cows.
This is an one hour movie that plays more like a Crime Does Not Pay short. It's also possibly a warning for soldiers on leave. That seems to be part of the war effort. The acting is pulpy good especially sassy Audrey Totter. I am surprised to see Hume Cronyn who dons a bald cap to look like his older self although I don't think he ever got that bald. I like the family although I wish their thieving is more imaginative and dangerous.
This is an one hour movie that plays more like a Crime Does Not Pay short. It's also possibly a warning for soldiers on leave. That seems to be part of the war effort. The acting is pulpy good especially sassy Audrey Totter. I am surprised to see Hume Cronyn who dons a bald cap to look like his older self although I don't think he ever got that bald. I like the family although I wish their thieving is more imaginative and dangerous.
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- May 15, 2023
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- Runtime57 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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