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Buy Me That Town (1941)
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70 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Buy Me That Town (1941)

Approved

70 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

With the gang business washed up, Rickey Deane, suave first lieutenant to racketeer Chink Moran, and Louie Lanzer, a has-been fighter with itchy fingers, decide to take a peaceful vacation in the country. They are followed by three ...See moreWith the gang business washed up, Rickey Deane, suave first lieutenant to racketeer Chink Moran, and Louie Lanzer, a has-been fighter with itchy fingers, decide to take a peaceful vacation in the country. They are followed by three hard-boiled characters, Fingers, Ziggy and Crusher. Ricky, thinking they are to be rubbed out for deserting Chink, who has been drafted into the Army, stops his car and confronts them. But they merely want to ask Ricky to be their new boss. He declines but promises to call them sometime if the need arises. They are speeding through a Connecticut village and are stopped by yokel Constable Sam Smedley. Judge Paradise, with his daughter Virginia as court clerk, fines them $5.00 each, plus $37 costs - or 30 days in jail. They, while waiting to hear from Jimmy's lawyer, are taken to the cells and are amazed to find the tumbledown jail wide open, with prisoners walking in and out. The door won't lock. The judge explains to Jimmy that Middle Village is unincorporated and broke, its sole income being traffic fines. The town's bonds, for everything from the houses to the village pump, are owned in New York. He also adds that anyone in jail in an unincorporated village is safe from the outside law - Federal,State and City. Ricky, fine paid, hustles back to New York and buys the town bonds for $40,000. Back in Middle Village, Ricky starts the ball rolling; he retains Judge Paradise, sends for Fingers, Ziggy and Crusher, and renovates the jail into a luxurious club. His lawyer then starts a stream of "customers on the lam" who pay $1000 a week for the comfort and protection of the Middle Village Jail. New fire chief Crusher, police chief Ziggy and the others board with Henrietta, a maiden lady with aspirations of becoming a gun moll. She also startles them with her collection of wanted posters, their pictures among them. Louie and Henrietta fall for each other. Virginia, in love with Ricky, tries to talk him into doing big things for the town, such as reopening its one-and-only factory. Ricky agrees when the Army offers a defense contract for shell casings. Meanwhile, Chink has gotten out of the Army and buys Louie's half interest in Middle Village. He tells the "boys" they are suckers for letting Ricky spend the jail "take" on civic improvements and he plans to wreck the factory deal. Written by Les Adams See less

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38 cast members

Name	Known for
Lloyd Nolan Rickey Deane Rickey Deane See fewer	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Constance Moore Virginia Paradise Virginia Paradise See fewer	Atlantic City (1944)
Albert Dekker Louie Lanzer Louie Lanzer See fewer	The Wild Bunch (1969)
Sheldon Leonard Chink Moran Chink Moran See fewer	The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
Barbara Jo Allen Henriette Teagarden Henriette Teagarden See fewer	Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Edward Brophy Ziggy Ziggy See fewer	The Thin Man (1934)
Warren Hymer Crusher Howard Crusher Howard See fewer	Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Horace McMahon Fingers Flint Fingers Flint See fewer	Detective Story (1951)
Richard Carle Judge Paradise Judge Paradise See fewer	The Ghost Walks (1934)
Olin Howland Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) See fewer	Them! (1954)
Rod Cameron Tom Gerard Tom Gerard See fewer	The Runaround (1946)
Russell Hicks Fred Malcolm Fred Malcolm See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Charles Lane J. Montague Gainsborough J. Montague Gainsborough See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Edwin Maxwell P.V. Baxter P.V. Baxter See fewer	Scarface (1932)
Pierre Watkin Carlton Williams Carlton Williams See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jack Chapin Tom Tom See fewer	Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934)
Keith Richards Harry Harry See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Trevor Bardette George George See fewer	The Monolith Monsters (1957)
John Harmon Heckler Heckler See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Si Jenks Heckler Heckler See fewer	Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Guy Usher Norton Norton See fewer	The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
Broderick O'Farrell Moffett Moffett See fewer	Behind Closed Doors (1929)
Jack W. Johnston Buckley Buckley See fewer	The Land of Promise (1917)
Lillian Yarbo Nancy Nancy See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Ella Neal Mother Mother See fewer	Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Harry C. Bradley Reverend Brooks Reverend Brooks See fewer	The House of Mystery (1934)
George Chandler Smedley Son-In-Law Smedley Son-In-Law See fewer	The High and the Mighty (1954)
Phil Tead Mr. Ramsey, Druggist Mr. Ramsey, Druggist See fewer	The Lost Paradise (1914)
Blanche Rose Mrs. O'Hara Mrs. O'Hara See fewer	Call of the West (1930)
Joe Bautista Butler Butler See fewer	The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
Marjorie Deanne Blonde (uncredited) Blonde (uncredited) See fewer	Matri-Phony (1942)
Ann Doran Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Eddie Hall Man Asking About Firetruck's Water Capacity (uncredited) Man Asking About Firetruck's Water Capacity (uncredited) See fewer	Thoroughbreds (1944)
Grace Hayle Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Jane Keckley Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Sweet Lavender (1920)
Jean Phillips Redhead (uncredited) Redhead (uncredited) See fewer	The Night of January 16th (1941)
Henry Roquemore Man at Fire Engine (uncredited) Man at Fire Engine (uncredited) See fewer	Sky Racket (1937)
Eleanor Stewart Brunette (uncredited) Brunette (uncredited) See fewer	The Rangers Step In (1937)