The Penalty
Find the Blonde and Get the Gangster!
1941 · 80 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, Crime
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet · Written by John C. Higgins
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Gene Reynolds Russell 'Roosty' Nelson -
Edward Arnold Martin 'Stuff' Nelson -
Lionel Barrymore 'Grandpop' Logan -
Robert Sterling Edward McCormick -
Gene Reynolds 'Roosty' -
Marsha Hunt Katherine Logan -
Emma Dunn 'Ma' McCormick -
Veda Ann Borg Julie Jackson -
Richard Lane Craig -
Gloria DeHaven Anne Logan -
Grant Mitchell Judge -
Phil Silvers Hobo
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