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The Boss of Big Town (1942)
Directed by Arthur Dreifuss
Overview
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.
Length 62 minutes
Actors
John Litel | H.B. Warner | John Miljan | Jean Brooks | Florence Rice