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State Police (1938)

1938 · Feature film · 61 min · dir. John Rawlins

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama

Synopsis

When his son is expelled from college, Colonel Clarke, head of the State Police, assigns him to the patrol of Sergeant Dan Prescott as Private Smith. "Smith" disobeys Dan's order and makes a play for his girl Helen Evans. During a shutdown of unprofitable coal mines at Minersburg, the gang of racketeer "Trigger" Magee levies tribute on the miners who are mining coal for their own use. Magee kills Albert Morgan for opposing him, and Dan gets order to arrest Magee and clean up the situation.…

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Details

Director
John Rawlins
Writer
George Waggner
Composer
Charles Previn
Cinematography
Harry Neumann
Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1938-03-18
Running time
61 minutes

Cast & crew

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