A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.
Credits
Call a Messenger Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Robert Armstrong
He was 48, 82 years old when he died
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as Kirk Graham |
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Victor Jory
He was 36, 79 years old when he died
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as Ed Hogan |
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Buster Crabbe
He was 31, 75 years old when he died
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as Chuck Walsh (as Larry Crabbe) |
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Billy Halop
He was 19, 56 years old when he died
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as Jimmy Hogan |
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Huntz Hall
He was 19, 78 years old when he died
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as 'Pig' |
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Mary Carlisle
She was 25, 104 years old when she died
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as Marge Hogan |
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Anne Nagel
She was 24, 50 years old when she died
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as Frances O'Neill |
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El Brendel
He was 49, 74 years old when he died
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as 'Baldy' |
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Jimmy Butler
He was 49, 44 years old when he died
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as Bob Prichard |
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George Offerman, Jr.
He was 22, 45 years old when he died
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as Big Lip |
Call a Messenger Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Russell A. Gausman as Set Decoration. He was 47 (70) years old when He died
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Art |
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Jack Otterson as Art Direction. He was 34 (86) years old when He died
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Art |
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Vera West as Costume Design. She was 39 (47) years old when She died
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Ken Goldsmith as Producer. |
Production |
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Elwood Bredell as Director of Photography. He was 55 (91) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Arthur Lubin as Director. He was 41 (96) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Arthur T. Horman as Screenplay. He was 34 (59) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Charles Maynard as Editor. He was 41 (46) years old when He died
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Editing |
