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I Promise to Pay

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I Promise to Pay
Directed byD. Ross Lederman
Written byLionel Houser
Mary C. McCall Jr.
Produced byMyles Connolly
StarringChester Morris
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byJames Sweeney
Music byM. W. Stoloff
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 21, 1937 (1937-04-21)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Promise to Pay is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman.[1]

Plot

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Eddie Lang, a decent family man making $27.50 a week, borrows fifty-dollars from Richard Farra in order to take his wife, Mary and two small children on a vacation. He soon finds himself in the merciless clutches of Marra and his loan-shark gang. In desperation he tells his story to the district attorney, J.E.Curtis—only to be shot down on the steps of the Hall of Justice.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "I Promise to Pay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
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