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  • Main Street Lawyer (1939)
  • Approved
    72 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
Approved
72 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Flossie, girl friend of gangster Tony Marco, is released from the state penitentiary. With Marco and Ballou, his lawyer, she goes to Corinthia to deliver a letter to "Link" Boggs, from her cell-mate who died while in the prison. The woman ...See moreFlossie, girl friend of gangster Tony Marco, is released from the state penitentiary. With Marco and Ballou, his lawyer, she goes to Corinthia to deliver a letter to "Link" Boggs, from her cell-mate who died while in the prison. The woman had been sent to prison by Boggs, and there had given birth to a baby daughter. Boggs adopted the child, named her Honey, and had bought her up as his own. District Attorney Boggs enrages John Ralston, virtual owner of the town, when Boggs refuses to prosecute a Ralston employee who had stolen his week's wages two days before payday because he needed it to meet payment on a new stove for his mother. Ralston threatens to have Boggs recalled. The court-room scene is witnessed by Marco's group, and Ballou seen an opportunity to keep Marco from prison, who has been indicted in the Big City by District Attorney Donnelly, by getting a change of venue. Ballou takes the letter so he can use the information about Honey to blackmail Boggs. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Harry Hamilton (story "Alexander Lincoln Boggs") | Joseph Krumgold (screenplay) | Devery Freeman (adaptation)
Cinematographer
Jack A. Marta (photographed by) (as Jack Marta)
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Updated Nov 3, 1939

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Nov 3, 1939 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Edward Ellis
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs   See fewer
Anita Louise
Honey Boggs Honey Boggs   See fewer
Robert Baldwin
Tom Morris Tom Morris   See fewer
Harold Huber
Tony Marco Tony Marco   See fewer
Margaret Hamilton
Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper   See fewer
Beverly Roberts
Flossie Flossie   See fewer
Henry Kolker
Donnelly, District Attorney Donnelly, District Attorney   See fewer
Willard Robertson
John Ralston John Ralston   See fewer
Richard Lane
Ballou, Marco's Lawyer Ballou, Marco's Lawyer   See fewer
Ferris Taylor
Trial Judge Trial Judge   See fewer
Wallis Clark
Reynolds Reynolds   See fewer
Clara Blandick
Matron (uncredited) Matron (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Brister
Cast (uncredited) Cast (uncredited)   See fewer
John Ince
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dave O'Brien
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Dewey Robinson
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
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Dick Wessel
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
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