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Afraid to Talk (1932)

Afraid to Talk

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1h 9m

Crime, Drama, Mystery

November 17th, 1932

7.1/10

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Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.

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Cast

Eric Linden
Eddie Martin
Sidney Fox
Peggy Martin
Tully Marshall
District Attorney. Anderson
Louis Calhern
Asst. District Attorney John Wade
George Meeker
Lenny Collins
Robert Warwick
Jake Stranskey
Berton Churchill
Mayor William 'Billy' Manning
Edward Arnold
Jig Skelli
Mayo Methot
Marge Winters
J. Carrol Naish
Joe Skelli
(replaced by Matt Mc Hugh)
Full cast & crew

Directors

Edward L. Cahn
Full cast & crew

Producers

Carl Laemmle Jr.
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Albert Maltz
(play) and
George Sklar
play
Tom Reed
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A Dramatic expose of Graft-ridden Politics!
A Lie Would Have Saved Him-The Truth Ruined Him! (Print Ad-Daily Star, ((Long Island City, NY)) 20 March 1933)
A Scarlet City Unmasked...Lovers torn asunder by the murder-lust of men who stopped at nothing to gain their ends...Two young hearts pitted against ruthless tyranny in the picture that will THRILL you to the core!

Keywords

murder
based on play
corruption
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 17th, 1933 (Australia)
October 9th, 2016 (France) (Grand Lyon Film Festival)
December 11th, 1933 (Spain) (Madrid)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Afraid to Talk (original title)
Fala e Morrerás (Brazil)
戦慄街 (Japan) (Japanese title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Running Times

69 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Canadian Universal Film Company (Canada)
Universal Pictures (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Universal Pictures (United States of America)

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