The Pay Off (1942) CRIME NOIR




From PRC in 1942, we present Lee Tracy starring in "The Pay Off."


In this one, the city's District Attorney is murdered and a newspaper reporter investigates.  He starts finding out that everything isn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.


Tom Brown, Tina Thayer, Evelyn Brent, Lack LaRue, and Ian Keith were also in the cast.


Edward Dein wrote the screenplay; Arthur Hoerl the original story.


With Leon Fromkess in charge of production, this motion picture was produced by Jack Schwarz and directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

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