I Am a Criminal (1938)

1938 · Feature film · 72 min · dir. William Nigh

Bullet-blazing drama of the man in the headlines...and the story behind them!

• Crime

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Synopsis

In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy idolizes the gangster. Eventually the lad's admiration comes to deeply affect the gangster who begins to soften up. Meanwhile his moll plans to rob him. The newsboy intervenes and stops her.

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Details

Director

William Nigh

Writer

John W. Krafft

Studio

Monogram Pictures, Crescent Pictures Corporation

Released

1938-12-07

Running time

72 minutes

Cast & crew

• William Nigh Director
• John Carroll
• Kay Linaker
• Craig Reynolds
• Martin Spellman
• Lester Matthews
• Mary Kornman
• May Beatty
• Robert Fiske

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