They Asked For It (1939)

In this crime drama, the owner and chief editor of a newspaper gets together with two college pals and begins looking into the strange death of an old hermit who lived on the fringe of town.

Producers	Universal Pictures
Original title	They Asked For It
Directors	Frank McDonald
Writers	James B. Lowell, Arthur T. Horman

Cast

William Lundigan

as Steve Lewis

Joy Hodges

as Mary Lou Carroll

Michael Whalen

as Howard Adams

Isabel Jewell

as Molly Herkimer

Lyle Talbot

as Marty Collins

Thomas Beck

as Dr. Peter Sparks

Spencer Charters

as Chief Lawson

James Bush

as Tucker Tyler

Charles Halton

as Dr. Tyler

Edward McWade

as 'Pi' Kelly