Caught in the Act is a 1941 American comedy crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Henry Armetta, Iris Meredith and Inez Palange.[1] [2] It was made and distributed as a low-budget second feature by the Producers Releasing Corporation.
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| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Written by | Al Martin Robert James Cosgriff |
| Produced by | Ted Richmond |
| Starring | Henry Armetta Iris Meredith Inez Palange |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Edited by | Martin G. Cohn Carl Pierson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editOn his daughter's wedding day, construction foreman Mike Ripportella suddenly finds himself pursued by an attractive blonde, gangsters, and the police who want to pin a murder on him.
Cast
edit- Henry Armetta as Mike Ripportella
- Iris Meredith as Lucy Ripportella
- Robert Baldwin as Jim Keene
- Charles Miller as Leonard Brandon
- Inez Palange as Mary Ripportella
- Richard Terry as Henderson - Extortion Gangster
- Joey Ray as Davis - Extortion Gangster
- Maxine Leslie as Fay Kingman
- William Newell as Police Sergeant Riley
- Jack Cheatham as Police Detective
- Fern Emmett as Gossip
- George McKay as Police Detective
- Frank O'Connor as Policeman
- Ralph Peters as Policeman
- Rose Plumer as Gossip
References
editBibliography
edit- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
- Langman, Larry & Finn, Daniel. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Forties and Fifties. Greenwood Press, 1995.
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