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  • Traffic in Crime (1946)
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    56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Traffic in Crime (1946)
Approved
56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" ...See morePolice Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" Cantrell, and a bribe-taking police official, into setting ambushes and death-traps for him, which backfire on them, and achieve his assignment directive. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Lesley Selander (as Les Selander)
Writers
David Lang (screenplay) | Leslie T. White (original story) (as Leslie Turner White)
Cinematographer
Editor
Lester Orlebeck (as Les Orlebeck)
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Updated Jun 28, 1946

Release date
Jun 28, 1946 (United States)

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Kane Richmond
Sam Wire Sam Wire   See fewer
Anne Nagel
Ann Marlowe Ann Marlowe   See fewer
Adele Mara
Silk Cantrell Silk Cantrell   See fewer
Wilton Graff
Nick Cantrell Nick Cantrell   See fewer
Roy Barcroft
Insp. Tip Hogan Insp. Tip Hogan   See fewer
Dick Curtis
Jake Schultz Jake Schultz   See fewer
Arthur Loft
Police Chief Jim Murphy Police Chief Jim Murphy   See fewer
Harry Cheshire
Dan Marlowe (as Harry V. Cheshire) Dan Marlowe (as Harry V. Cheshire)   See fewer
Robert J. Wilke
Hogan's Driver (as Bob Wilke) Hogan's Driver (as Bob Wilke)   See fewer
Earle Hodgins
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Horace Murphy
Joe - Night Watchman Joe - Night Watchman   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Cab Driver Cab Driver   See fewer
Ernie Adams
Counter Man Counter Man   See fewer
Budd Buster
Watchman Watchman   See fewer
Kenne Duncan
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Graham
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
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