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The West Side Kid (1943)

Directed by George Sherman

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 58 minutes

Actors

Don Barry | Henry Hull | Dale Evans | Chick Chandler | Matt McHugh | Nana Bryant | Walter Catlett | Edward Gargan | Chester Clute | Peter Lawford | Georges Metaxa | Dorothy Burgess | Hooper Atchley | Charles Coleman | Mozelle Cravens | Edward Earle | Fern Emmett | Mary Kenyon | Nolan Leary | Brick Sullivan | Charles Williams