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Leo Carrillo, Helen Mack, Thomas Mitchell, and Chester Morris in I Promise to Pay (1937)

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I Promise to Pay

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Director

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  • D. Ross Lederman
    D. Ross Lederman

Writers

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  • Mary C. McCall Jr.
    Mary C. McCall Jr.
    original screenplay and
  • Lionel Houser
    Lionel Houser
    original screenplay

Cast

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  • Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    Eddie Lang
  • Leo Carrillo
    Leo Carrillo
    Leo Carrillo
    Richard Farra
  • Helen Mack in Son of Kong (1933)
    Helen Mack
    Helen Mack
    Mary Lang
  • Thomas Mitchell in Journey Into Light (1951)
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    District Attorney J.E. Curtis
  • Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    Police Captain Hall
  • John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    Al Morton - aka Johnson
  • Patsy O'Connor in It Ain't Hay (1943)
    Patsy O'Connor
    Patsy O'Connor
    Judy Lang
  • Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    B.G. Wilson
  • James Flavin
    James Flavin
    James Flavin
    Bill Seaver
  • Edward Keane
    Edward Keane
    Mike Reardon
  • Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    Fats - Henchman
  • Henry Brandon in Vera Cruz (1954)
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    Henchman Fancyface
  • Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    Henchman Whitehat
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Philip Ahn in General Electric Theater (1953)
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    Taka
    (uncredited)
  • Herbert Ashley
    Herbert Ashley
    Herbert Ashley
    Gregg
    (uncredited)
  • Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    Butler
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Bernard in Another Wild Idea (1934)
    Harry Bernard
    Harry Bernard
    Henchman
    (uncredited)
  • Clark Burroughs
    Clark Burroughs
    Thug
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    Plainclothesman
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Rube Clifford in The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
    Jack Rube Clifford
    Jack Rube Clifford
    Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Nick Copeland
    Nick Copeland
    Charlie
    (uncredited)
  • Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    Crook in Montage
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Daley
    Jack Daley
    1st Jailer
    (uncredited)
  • Wally Dean
    Wally Dean
    Grand Juror
    (uncredited)
  • George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    Truck Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Estelle Etterre
    Estelle Etterre
    Estelle Etterre
    Nurse
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Fanning
    Frank Fanning
    Frank Fanning
    Plainclothesman
    (uncredited)
  • Carl Faulkner
    Carl Faulkner
    Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    Police Sergeant
    (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Loan Shark Victim
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Foster
    Eddie Foster
    Conman Shooting Pool
    (uncredited)
  • Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    Grand Juror
    (uncredited)
  • Gladys Gale
    Gladys Gale
    Receptionist
    (uncredited)
  • William Gould
    William Gould
    William Gould
    Lefty
    (uncredited)
  • Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    Radio Cop
    (uncredited)
  • John Hamilton in Adventures of Superman (1952)
    John Hamilton
    John Hamilton
    Martin
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Grand Juror
    (uncredited)
  • Ben Hendricks Jr.
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Herbert Heywood
    Herbert Heywood
    Watchman
    (uncredited)
  • Ruth Hilliard
    Ruth Hilliard
    Ruth Hilliard
    Juror
    (uncredited)
  • Max Hoffman Jr.
    Max Hoffman Jr.
    Bunny Kent
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Hollingsworth
    Harry Hollingsworth
    Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Boyd Irwin
    Boyd Irwin
    Eddie's Doctor
    (uncredited)
  • Gladden James
    Gladden James
    Gladden James
    Lake
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane
    Car Dealer
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    John Scully
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Kipling
    Richard Kipling
    King
    (uncredited)
  • Ethan Laidlaw in Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Radio Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Laughton
    Eddie Laughton
    Henchman at Meeting
    (uncredited)
  • Edward LeSaint
    Edward LeSaint
    Edward LeSaint
    McCandless
    (uncredited)
  • Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    Grand Juror
    (uncredited)
  • Tom London
    Tom London
    Tom London
    Arresting Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Wilfred Lucas
    Wilfred Lucas
    Wilfred Lucas
    Police Sergeant
    (uncredited)
  • Stanley Mack
    Stanley Mack
    George Counterman
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Marlowe
    Frank Marlowe
    Frank Marlowe
    2nd Steerer
    (uncredited)
  • Allen Mathews
    Allen Mathews
    Grand Jury Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Pat McKee
    Pat McKee
    Henchman at Meeting
    (uncredited)
  • Bruce Mitchell
    Bruce Mitchell
    Police Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Corbet Morris
    Corbet Morris
    Corbet Morris
    Furrier
    (uncredited)
  • Horace Murphy in Durango Valley Raiders (1938)
    Horace Murphy
    Horace Murphy
    O'Halloran
    (uncredited)
  • Ned Norton
    Ned Norton
    Juror
    (uncredited)
  • Jimmy O'Gatty in When's Your Birthday? (1937)
    Jimmy O'Gatty
    Jimmy O'Gatty
    Thug's Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Ted Oliver
    Ted Oliver
    Police Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Earl Pingree
    Earl Pingree
    Police Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Lee Prather
    Lee Prather
    Police Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    Lineup Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Francis Sayles
    Francis Sayles
    Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Cy Schindell
    Cy Schindell
    Cy Schindell
    Cy - Farra's Masseur
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    Henchman at Meeting
    (uncredited)
  • Philip Sleeman
    Philip Sleeman
    Philip Sleeman
    Informant
    (uncredited)
  • Martha Tibbetts
    Martha Tibbetts
    Victim
    (uncredited)
  • Phillip Trent
    Phillip Trent
    Davis
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Tyler in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    Harry Tyler
    Harry Tyler
    Nilson
    (uncredited)
  • John Tyrrell
    John Tyrrell
    John Tyrrell
    1st Steerer
    (uncredited)
  • Jerry Uhlick
    Jerry Uhlick
    Radio Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Leona Valdé
    Leona Valdé
    Victim
    (uncredited)
  • Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Foster
    (uncredited)
  • Crawford Weaver in Legion of Terror (1936)
    Crawford Weaver
    Crawford Weaver
    Joe Ellis
    (uncredited)

Producer

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  • Myles Connolly
    Myles Connolly
    associate producer

Cinematographer

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  • Lucien Ballard
    Lucien Ballard

Editor

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  • James Sweeney
    James Sweeney

Art Director

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  • Stephen Goosson
    Stephen Goosson

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Morey Lightfoot
    Morey Lightfoot
    assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Edward Bernds
    Edward Bernds
    sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects

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  • Harold Palmer
    Harold Palmer
    special effects

Stunts

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  • George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    stunts (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Morris Stoloff
    Morris Stoloff
    musical director
  • R.H. Bassett
    R.H. Bassett
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Louis Silvers
    Louis Silvers
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • William Grant Still
    William Grant Still
    composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Harry Cohn
    Harry Cohn
    president: Columbia Pictures Corporation of California, Ltd.

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