Movie: The Boss of Big Town

Top 5 Billed Cast

John Litel
John Litel

Michael Lynn

H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner

Jeffrey Moore

John Miljan
John Miljan

Kenneth Craige

Jean Brooks
Jean Brooks

Iris Moore

Florence Rice
Florence Rice

Linda Gregory

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    Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a welcome harbor for character actors who aspired to occasional leading roles. In Boss of Big Town, veteran supporting player John Litel is top-billed as crusading city market official Michael Lynn. When a criminal gang muscles in on the local food distribution markets, Lynn vows to throw the rascals out. First, however, he pretends to join the villains as a paid government stooge, the better to find out the identity of the "Mister Big" behind the distribution racket. The exposure of the "mystery villain" will come as a shock to fans of the 1927 Cecil B. DeMille epic The King of Kings--but not to dyed-in-the-wool movie buffs.

  • Release Date

    1942-12-07

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    BLACK MARKET RACKET! He placed his life on the line...to uncover the sinister power that was racketeering in a big city's daily bread

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    English
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