A Slight Case of Murder

Feb 26, 1938

1h 25m

★ 6.3

Overview

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Remy Marko

Edward G. Robinson

Mary Marko

Jane Bryan

Mike

Allen Jenkins

Nora Marko

Ruth Donnelly

Dick Whitewood

Willard Parker

Post

John Litel

Lefty

Edward Brophy

Guiseppe

Harold Huber

Ritter

Eric Stanley

Mr. Whitewood

Paul Harvey

Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom

Bobby Jordan

Innocence

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