Borrowed Hero

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Borrowed Hero
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Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Screenplay by Earle Snell
Story by Ben Roberts
Sidney Sheldon
Produced by A.W. Hackel
Starring Alan Baxter
Florence Rice
Constance Worth
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Martin G. Cohn
Music by Frank Sanucci
Production
company
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • December 5, 1941 (1941-12-05)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Borrowed Hero is a 1941 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Alan Baxter, Florence Rice and Constance Worth. [1] It was distributed by Monogram Pictures.

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Plot

A knowledgeable newspaper reporter helps a young prosecutor fight organized crime in a city.

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References

  1. Langman, Larry (2015-07-11). The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0925-6.