Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

69 mins | Crime | Nov. 17, 1932

Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.

Afraid to Talk

69 mins | Crime | Nov. 17, 1932

Afraid to Talk
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Afraid to Talk
Directors Edward L. Cahn
Writers George Sklar, Albert Maltz, Tom Reed

Cast

Eric Linden

as Eddie Martin

Sidney Fox

as Peggy Martin

Tully Marshall

as District Attorney. Anderson

Louis Calhern

as Asst. District Attorney John Wade

George Meeker

as Lenny Collins

Robert Warwick

as Jake Stranskey

Berton Churchill

as Mayor William 'Billy' Manning

Edward Arnold

as Jig Skelli

Mayo Methot

as Marge Winters

Matt McHugh

as Joe Skelli

Joyce Compton

as Alice - Party Girl

King Baggot

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)

Lita Chevret

as Molly (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

as Kippie - Party Girl (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

as Detective Burke (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

as Deputy Benchley

Frank Sheridan

as Police Commissioner Garvey

Ian Maclaren

as Chief Frank Hyers

Gustav von Seyffertitz

as Attorney Harry Berger

Reginald Barlow

as Judge MacMurray

Edward Martindel

as Major Jamison

John Ince

as Bill (detective)

George Chandler

as Pete (bellhop)

Arthur Housman

as Archie (drunk)

Joe Bonomo

as Party Guest

Lynton Brent

as Wade's Secretary

Ralph Brooks

as Reporter

Thomas Carrigan

as Burns

G. Pat Collins

as Detective Archie Quinn

Kernan Cripps

as Arresting Detective

Jack Dougherty

as Third-Degree Detective

Jimmie Dundee

as Cab Driver

James Eagles

as Sam - Bellhop

Jim Farley

as Police Sergeant

William Farrel

as Third-Degree Detective #1

Olin Francis

as Prison Hospital Guard

Clarence Geldart

as Third-Degree Doctor

Charles Giblyn

as Doctor

Huntley Gordon

as Governor

Julia Griffith

as Dignitary on Dais

Pat Harmon

as Prison Patient

Robert Homans

as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective

Perry Ivins

as Unemployed Man

Gladden James

as Reporter

Lew Kelly

as Mailman

William J. Kelly

as Third-Degree Detective

Colin Kenny

as Dignitary on Dais

Fred Kohler Jr.

as Max - Elevator Operator

Lew Meehan

as Jail Official

Monte Montague

as Electrician

Frances Morris

as Miss Sheridan - Nurse

Robert Morris

as Third-Degree Detective #2

Lee Phelps

as Taxi Driver

Alexander Pollard

as Party Waiter

Hal Price

as Arresting Detective

Lorin Raker

as Mike

Jack Richardson

as Editor

Cliff Saum

as Protester with Sign

Philip Sleeman

as Prison Patient

Emma Tansey

as Old Lady

Harry Tenbrook

as Spike - Henchman

Edward Thomas

as Bartender

William Wagner

as Reporter

Allen Wood

as Bellhop