The Fall Guy (1930)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 1930-06-15
Director: Leslie Pearce
Writers: George Abbott , James Gleason (I) (1882–1959) , Tim Whelan
Language: English
Stars: Jack Mulhall , Mae Clarke , Ned Sparks , Wynne Gibson , Pat O’Malley , Thomas E. Jackson , Tom Kennedy , Alan Roscoe , James Donlan , Elmer Ballard
Runtime: 66 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Trust Your Wife (Ireland) , The Fall Guy , Trust Your Wife (United Kingdom) , The Fall Guy (United States of America)
Plot: When a hapless pharmacist loses his job and falls in with criminals, he's soon made The Fall Guy. Unemployed, Johnny Quinlan (Jack Mulhall) starts doing jobs for underworld chieftain Nifty Herman (Thomas Jackson), who plans to use Johnny as a dupe to cover up his own shady activities. Herman plants a illegal drugs on Quinlan, who is nabbed by federal agent Charles Newton (Pat O'Malley). But in a twist, Quinlan convinces Newton to allow him to trick Herman into a confession.
IMDB:tt0020869