The Payoff

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The Payoff

Released Nov 24, 1942

1h 14m

Crime

Drama

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An ace reporter (Lee Tracy) solves the slaying of a rackets-probe prosecutor.

Dennis Schwartz

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It results in an unconvincing twisty ending to a film that ran out of gas long before the ending.

Rated: C

Apr 30, 2007

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It didn't really pay off. The actors were just reading lines at each other and it was hard to watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

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A reporter investigates the case of a murdered prosecutor by a mob boss. A cheap production with a messy screenplay, only occasionally revived by its witty humour.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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A short black ^ white film, about a lawye getting killed by a small town mob boss and a reporter breaking the case and the story. Some excellent one liners that bring laughter to the movie. A good ole black and White 2 1/2 stars

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

An ace reporter (Lee Tracy) solves the slaying of a rackets-probe prosecutor.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Producer: Jack Schwarz
Screenwriter: Arthur Hoerl, Edward Dein
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 1942, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 14m

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