Borrowed Hero

Dec 5, 1941

1h 2m

★ 4.0

Fearless Hero or Mobster's Pawn!

Overview

A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Borrowed Hero Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Roger Andrews

Alan Baxter

Ann Thompson

Florence Rice

William Brooks

John Hamilton

Mrs. Riley

Mary Gordon

Carol Turner

Wilma Francis

Mona Brooks

Constance Worth

Taylor

Stanley Andrews

Dixie Nelson

Richard Terry

Johnny Gray

Jerry Marlowe

District Attorney

Guy Usher

City Editor

John Maxwell

Trial Judge

Paul Everton

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