The Penalty(1941)
Find the Blonde and Get the Gangster!
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.
Movie: The Penalty
Top 10 Billed Cast
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
'Grandpop' Logan
Edward McCormick
'Roosty'
Katherine Logan
'Ma' McCormick
Julie Jackson
Craig
Anne Logan
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