A Man Betrayed (1941 film)
A Man Betrayed (UK title Citadel of Crime, TV title Wheel of Fortune) is a 1941 American film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Wayne.[1]
| A Man Betrayed | |
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 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | John H. Auer |
| Produced by | Armand Schaefer |
| Written by | Jack Moffitt |
| Screenplay by | Isabel Dawn |
| Story by | Tom Kilpatrick |
| Starring | John Wayne Frances Dee |
| Music by | Mort Glickman Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Charles Craft |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Lynn Hollister, a bucolic lawyer (John Wayne) takes on big-city corruption. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician Boss Thomas "Tom" Cameron (Edward Ellis) is actually a crook. Lynn Hollister is in love with the politician's daughter Sabra (Frances Dee).[2]
Cast
- John Wayne as Lynn Hollister
- Frances Dee as Sabra Cameron
- Edward Ellis as Boss Thomas "Tom" Cameron
- Wallace Ford as Casey ("Globe" newspaper reporter)
- Ward Bond as Floyd, Amato's goon
- Harold Huber as Morris "Morrie" Slade
- Alexander Granach as T. Amato, Club Inferno Manager
- Barnett Parker as George, the Camerons' Butler
- Edwin Stanley as the Prosecutor
- Harry Hayden as lawyer Don Langworthy
- Tim Ryan as Mr. Wilson, insurance agent
- Russell Hicks as District Attorney C. R. Pringle
- Pierre Watkin as the Governor
- Ferris Taylor as Mayor Al
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See also
References
- "A Man Betrayed". NY Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- Hal Erickson. "A Man Betrayed (1941) - John H. Auer - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
External links
- A Man Betrayed on IMDb
- A Man Betrayed at AllMovie
- A Man Betrayed at the TCM Movie Database
- A Man Betrayed at the American Film Institute Catalog
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