The Payoff (1942)
- Directed by
- Arthur Dreifuss
- Genre
- crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A newspaper reporter gets mixed up in a murder case. He tries to solve the crime and clear his own name.
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What happens
The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and co-produced by actor Lee Tracy and independent producer Jack Schwarz. It was released by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), a low-budget film studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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