The Traitor Within

The Traitor Within

62 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Dec. 16, 1942

In this drama, a truck driver begins wooing a young woman who still lives with her father who constantly brags how he, not the town mayor, was responsible for catching a regiment of Germans during WW I. Unfortunately, no one in town takes him seriously. Later the daughter meets a German immigrant who confirms her father's claim. She then convinces her boy friend to use this information to blackmail the mayor into giving him a new truck and some extra amenities lest he tell the truth.

The Traitor Within

62 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Dec. 16, 1942

The Traitor Within
In this drama, a truck driver begins wooing a young woman who still lives with her father who constantly brags how he, not the town mayor, was responsible for catching a regiment of Germans during WW I. Unfortunately, no one in town takes him seriously. Later the daughter meets a German immigrant who confirms her father's claim. She then convinces her boy friend to use this information to blackmail the mayor into giving him a new truck and some extra amenities lest he tell the truth.
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title The Traitor Within
Directors Frank McDonald
Writers Jack Townley, Charles G. Booth

Cast

Don Barry

as Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry)

Jean Parker

as Molly Betts

George Cleveland

as 'Pop' Betts

Ralph Morgan

as John Scott Ryder

Jessica Newcombe

as Mrs. Ryder