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  • Code of the Streets (1939)
  • Approved
    72 min | Drama
Code of the Streets (1939)
Approved
72 min | Drama

Hoodlum Tommy Shay is sentenced to die for the murder of Police Lieutenant Carson, although Tommy was in a poker game at the time with a man calling himself "Denver" Collins who has disappeared, and perjured evidence leads to Tommy's ...See moreHoodlum Tommy Shay is sentenced to die for the murder of Police Lieutenant Carson, although Tommy was in a poker game at the time with a man calling himself "Denver" Collins who has disappeared, and perjured evidence leads to Tommy's conviction. Tommy's younger brother Danny and his gang of alley kids,"The Little Tough Guys"--- Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap---scheme to save Tommy from the electric chair. Police Lieutenant John Lewis, who arrested Tommy, believes he is innocent and goes to the District Attorney and tries so insistently to have the case reopened that he is demoted to a patrolman in the sticks. Bob Lewis, John's son, a radio bug with detective ambitions, starts out on his own to solve the crime and help his father. Searching for Collins, Bob meets Danny and the Little Tough Guys and they join forces. Acting on a tip, they go to the gambling club owned by Chick Foster and tell him the police have reopened the Carson case and suspect him of being implicated. There, they see a man named Halstead whom they believe to be the missing "Denver" Collins. And with the aid of a phony telegram and a Dictaphone planted by Bob, The Little Tough Guys begin to bring law and order to the Gotham streets. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writer
Arthur T. Horman (original screenplay)
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Updated Apr 14, 1939

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Apr 14, 1939 (United States)

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30 cast members
Name Known for
Harry Carey
Detective Lieutenant John Lewis Detective Lieutenant John Lewis   See fewer
Frankie Thomas
Bob Lewis Bob Lewis   See fewer
James McCallion
Danny Shay Danny Shay   See fewer
Juanita Quigley
Cynthia Cynthia   See fewer
El Brendel
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen   See fewer
Leon Ames
'Chick' Foster 'Chick' Foster   See fewer
Paul Fix
Tommy Shay Tommy Shay   See fewer
Marc Lawrence
Henchman Halstead - aka Denver Collins Henchman Halstead - aka Denver Collins   See fewer
Dorothy Arnold
Mildred Mildred   See fewer
Harris Berger
Sailor Sailor   See fewer
Hal E. Chester
Murph (as Hally Chester) Murph (as Hally Chester)   See fewer
William 'Billy' Benedict
Trouble (as William Benedict) Trouble (as William Benedict)   See fewer
Mark Daniels
Young Man (as Stanley Hughes) Young Man (as Stanley Hughes)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Second Guard Second Guard   See fewer
James Flavin
Doorman Doorman   See fewer
Monte Montague
Lieutenant Carson Lieutenant Carson   See fewer
William Ruhl
Police Lieutenant Welles (as William Rupel) Police Lieutenant Welles (as William Rupel)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Reception Guard Reception Guard   See fewer
Pat Flaherty
Visiting Guest Visiting Guest   See fewer
Ernie Adams
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Flaherty (uncredited) Mrs. Flaherty (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Ingraham
Police Ballistics Lab Man (uncredited) Police Ballistics Lab Man (uncredited)   See fewer
George McKay
Emmett Andrews (uncredited) Emmett Andrews (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Roach
Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited)   See fewer
William Royle
Club Manager Bert (uncredited) Club Manager Bert (uncredited)   See fewer
Carleton Young
Eddie (uncredited) Eddie (uncredited)   See fewer
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