On the eve of an American Legion convention, National Commander Metcalf and District Attorney Dan Blaine, also a Legionaire, go to Lou Tanner, local race-track manager, and ask him to close...
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| Don Terry | ... | District Attorney Don Blane | |
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Mary Russell | ... | Eve Rogers |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Bob Metcalf | |
| Arthur Loft | ... | Lou Tanner | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Kimball | |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Lawlor | |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Craig | |
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George McKay | ... | Todd |
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Eddie Fetherston | ... | Denton |
| Edward LeSaint | ... | Forsythe | |
| Ivan Miller | ... | Chief Finley | |
| Harry Strang | ... | Capt. Riley | |
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Jimmy Hollywood | ... | Sid Hinkle |
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On the eve of an American Legion convention, National Commander Metcalf and District Attorney Dan Blaine, also a Legionaire, go to Lou Tanner, local race-track manager, and ask him to close the track before the delegates arrive. Tanner refuses, in the presence of Kimball, a wealthy stable-owner and arms manufacturer. The latter invites Dan and Metcalf to dinner. While Dan dances with Mimball's pretty secretary, Eve Rogers, Kimball tells Metcalf he will see to it that the track closes if the Commander will use his influence to have the Legion defeat a certain bill pending before Congress---an arms-control act that would limit the sale of guns to private citizens. Metcalf declines, for Legion sentiment is strongly in favor of the bill(this is a fictional movie.) Craig, an aide to Kimball, tears a page from the classified directory and circles a costumer who can provide him with a Legion uniform, rents the uniform under an assumed name, and as soon as he leaves, signals to Lawlor, a ... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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28 June 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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