Boy Friend
Jane's gone romantic... but in that wild Withers way!
NR 1939 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy, Crime
A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet.
Directed by James Tinling · Written by Joseph Hoffman
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Cast
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Jane Withers Sally Murphy -
Arleen Whelan Sue Duffy -
George Ernest Billy Bradley -
Richard Bond Jimmy Murphy -
Douglas Fowley Ed Boyd -
Warren Hymer Greenberg -
Robert Kellard Tommy Bradley -
Minor Watson Capt. Duffy -
Robert Shaw Cracker - T Ted Pearson Callahan
- W William Conselman Jr. Arizona (as William H. Conselman Jr.)
- M Myra Marsh Mrs. Murphy
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