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  • My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
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    60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
Approved
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

"Big Tim" Halloran retires as Police Chief, and hopes his son, Tim, will join the police force. But the son opts for racketeering and, running a garage for Velvikak Taxicabs. He uses his father's police entrée for knowledge of squad car ...See more"Big Tim" Halloran retires as Police Chief, and hopes his son, Tim, will join the police force. But the son opts for racketeering and, running a garage for Velvikak Taxicabs. He uses his father's police entrée for knowledge of squad car activity, leads a gang on bold holdup jobs in the heart of the city. Tim's boyhood friend, Allen Coltrin, works in the police lab. Myrna Kingsley, daughter of the new chief, wavers between Tim and Allen with her affection. All are on a collision course that does not bode well for two of them. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Charles C. Coleman (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)
Writer
Arthur T. Horman (original screenplay)
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Updated Feb 22, 1939

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Feb 22, 1939 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Alan Baxter
Tim Halloran Jr. Tim Halloran Jr.   See fewer
Julie Bishop
Myrna Kingsley (as Jacqueline Wells) Myrna Kingsley (as Jacqueline Wells)   See fewer
Gordon Oliver
Allen Coltrin Allen Coltrin   See fewer
Willard Robertson
Tom Halloran Sr. Tom Halloran Sr.   See fewer
Joe King
Jerry Kingsley (as Joseph King) Jerry Kingsley (as Joseph King)   See fewer
Eddie Laughton
Walt Fraser Walt Fraser   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Jersey Jersey   See fewer
Stanley Brown
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Curtis
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Doran
Taxicab Company Secretary (uncredited) Taxicab Company Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Policeman at Banquet (uncredited) Policeman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat O'Malley
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Sawyer
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
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