The Boss of Big Town is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
Directed by Arthur Dreifuss Produced by Harry D. Edwards (associate producer) Jack Schwarz (producer) Written by Arthur Hoerl (story) Edward Dein (screenplay) Starring See below Music by Leo Erdody Cinematography Marcel Le Picard Editing by Charles Henkel Jr. Distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation Release date(s) December 7, 1942 Running time 62 minutes Country United States Language English
Cast * John Litel as Michael Lynn * Florence Rice as Linda Gregory * H.B. Warner as Jeffrey Moore * John Miljan as Craige * Jean Brooks as Iris Moore * David Bacon as Dr. Gil Page * Mary Gordon as Mrs. Lane * Frank Ferguson as Bram Hart * Lloyd Ingraham as Insp. Torrence * John Maxwell as Foster * Paul Dubov as Graham * Patricia Prest as Frances Hart
John Litel (December 30, 1892 -- February 3, 1972) was an American film actor.
During World War I, Litel enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Back in the U.S. after the war, Litel enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his stage career. In 1929, he started appearing in films. Part of the "Warner Bros. Stock Company" beginning in the 1930s, he appeared in dozens of Warner Bros. films. He usually played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops, district attorneys and the like. He appeared in over 200 films, including Declaration of Independence (1938), They Drive by Night (1940), Knute Rockne, All American (1940), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), The Guilty (1947), Pitfall (1948), Two Dollar Bettor (1951), Scaramouche (1952), and his final film role in Nevada Smith (1966).
Florence Rice (February 14, 1907 -- February 23, 1974) was an American film actress.
Florence Davenport Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Grantland Rice and Katherine Hollis, who became an actress during the early 1930s and after several Broadway roles, eventually made her way to Hollywood. Blonde, pretty, and wholesome, Rice was cast as the reliable girlfriend in several MGM films, and during the 1930s, MGM gradually provided her with more substantial roles, occasionally in prestige productions.
Rice never became a major figure in films, but achieved popularity in a number of screen pairings with Robert Young. Her most widely seen performances were in Double Wedding (1937), in which she was billed third in the cast credits behind William Powell and Myrna Loy, Sweethearts (1938) with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and The Marx Brothers film At The Circus (1939).
During the 1940s the quality of her roles steadily decreased and in 1947 she retired.
She married three times, with her third marriage lasting until her death in Honolulu, Hawaii from lung cancer.
H. B. Warner (26 October 1875 -- 21 December 1958) was a British actor.
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