The Pay-Off (1930)

- Directed by
- Lowell Sherman
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man gets caught up in the world of organized crime. He must navigate loyalty and betrayal among gangsters to survive.
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What happens
The Pay-Off is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Lowell Sherman, who also starred in the film along with Marian Nixon and Hugh Trevor. The screenplay was adapted by Jane Murfin, along with Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer, based on Shipman and Hymer's 1927 play, Crime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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