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The Payoff (1942)

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Summary: Special prosecutor Lloyd Pearson (Ian Keith) has been murdered and there is strong evidence that gambler Moroni (John Maxwell) committed the crime, but he has an air-tight alibi, spending the evening with Brad McKay (Lee Tracy), star reporter of the Chronicle... (imdb)

Genres: Crime, Action, Mystery

Country: USA

Directed By: Arthur Dreifuss

Written By: Edward Dein, Arthur Hoerl

Starring: Lee Tracy, Evelyn Brent, Jack La Rue, Tom Brown, Tina Thayer, Robert Middlemass

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na	skyvue	50	T₁
A Poverty Row mystery involving a murder that is solved by a puffy Lee Tracy as a wisecracking reporter who makes a habit of outwitting the police. Of interest to Lee Tracy fans, but probably has little to offer anyone else. The repartee falls sadly short of the standouts in this genre.