Half a Sinner (1940)

Adventure Comedy Mystery

Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.

Updated May 28 2020

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US -

1940-04-05

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gangster stool pigeon

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Runtime: 59 mins Rating: 4.3

Cast

Tom Dugan

Red Egan

Walter Catlett

Station Attendant

Emma Dunn

Granny Gladden

Constance Collier

Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge

Henry Brandon

Handsome - Red's Sidekick

Richard Cramer

Mugg

Joe Devlin

Steve

Fern Emmett

Margaret Reed

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Crew

Dalton Trumbo

Story

Charles Van Enger

Director of Photography

Al Christie

Director

Ralph Berger

Art Direction

Frederick J. Jackson

Writer

Barney Rogan

Editor

Glenn P. Thompson

Set Decoration

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