The West Side Kid(1943)
HE STANDS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BUY HIS OWN DEATH!
Millionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her time to parties; his daughter Gloria is in one scandal after another, changing husbands as often as her moods, and son Jerry spends his time getting drunk and chasing women. Sam hires gangster Johnny April to bump him off but Johnny, liking the old man, defers the killing and sets about making the family appreciate Sam.
Movie: The West Side Kid
Top 10 Billed Cast
Johnny April
Sam Winston
Gloria Winston
Shoelace
The Worrier
Mrs. Winston
Ramsey Fensel
Donovan
Gwylim
Jerry Winston
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