A Burglar to the Rescue

Name: A Burglar to the Rescue
Director: George Cochrane
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1931-09-07
Duration: 18 min
Cast: Thurston Hall, Charlotte Wynters, Frank Shannon, Arthur Aylesworth, Frank Readick

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1931 · 18 min · NR · Thriller · Crime · Mystery · TMDB 7.5/10

Overview

He is working on the books to cover his crimes, when a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues, it is revealed that the visitor is an escaped convict that was a former employee of the bank. He was railroaded to prison to cover the crooked banker's crime. As with other entries in this series, there is a shadow projected every so often with a voice forecasting what is to come.

Directed by George Cochrane

Cast

Thurston Hall — The Banker, Steve Corley
Charlotte Wynters — The Girl, Marian
Frank Shannon — The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
Arthur Aylesworth — The Detective, Andy Hurley
Frank Readick — The Shadow (voice) (uncredited)