Parole Fixer

Parole Fixer

68 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Feb. 2, 1940

This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, takes dead aim on lawyers who manipulate the justice system in order to get undeserving convicts parole from prisons. The point is made when FBI agents are assigned to track down "Big Boy" Bradmore, who after getting an undeserved parole, via the efforts of a shyster lawyer, promptly murders an FBI agent.

Parole Fixer

68 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Feb. 2, 1940

Parole Fixer
This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, takes dead aim on lawyers who manipulate the justice system in order to get undeserving convicts parole from prisons. The point is made when FBI agents are assigned to track down "Big Boy" Bradmore, who after getting an undeserved parole, via the efforts of a shyster lawyer, promptly murders an FBI agent.
Producers Paramount
Original title Parole Fixer
Directors Joe Lefert, Robert Florey
Writers William R. Lipman, J. Edgar Hoover, Horace McCoy

Cast

William Henry

as Scott Britton

Virginia Dale

as Enid Casserly

Robert Paige

as Steve Eddson

Gertrude Michael

as Collette Menthe

Richard Denning

as Bruce Eaton

Fay Helm

as Rita Mattison

Anthony Quinn

as Francis 'Big Boy' Bradmore

Harvey Stephens

as Bartley Hanford

Marjorie Gateson

as Mrs. Thorton Casserly

Charlotte Wynters

as Nellie

Lyle Talbot

as Ross Waring

Louise Beavers

as Aunt Lindy

Paul McGrath

as Tyler Craden

Wilfred Roberts

as Frank Preston

Jack Carson

as George Mattison

Richard Carle

as Gustav Kalkus

Eddie Marr

as Edward 'Slim' Racky

Sonny Bupp

as Bobby Mattison

Billy Lee

as Jimmy Mattison

Harry Shannon

as Randall

Russell Hicks

as U.S. District Court Judge

Joseph Crehan

as Warden (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Florist (uncredited)

John Gallaudet

as Edward Bradshaw (uncredited)