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The West Side Kid (1943)

HE STANDS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BUY HIS OWN DEATH!

Millionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her time to parties; his daughter Gloria is in one scandal after another, changing husbands as often as her moods, and son Jerry spends his time getting drunk and chasing women. Sam hires gangster Johnny April to bump him off but Johnny, liking the old man, defers the killing and sets about making the family appreciate Sam.

Release: 1943-08-23
Runtime: 58 min
Cast
Don 'Red' Barry
Don 'Red' Barry
Johnny April
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
Sam Winston
Dale Evans
Dale Evans
Gloria Winston
Chick Chandler
Chick Chandler
Shoelace
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
The Worrier
Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Winston
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett
Ramsey Fensel
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
Donovan
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Gwylim
Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
Jerry Winston
Georges Metaxa
Georges Metaxa
Dr. Kenton
Dorothy Burgess
Dorothy Burgess
Toodles
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
Businessman
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Butler
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Mozelle Cravens
Dancer
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Racketeer
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
Landlady
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Mary Kenyon
Dancer