Caught in the Act (1941 film)

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Caught in the Act
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Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Written by Al Martin
Robert James Cosgriff
Produced by Ted Richmond
Starring Henry Armetta
Iris Meredith
Inez Palange
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Edited by Martin G. Cohn
Carl Pierson
Production
company
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • January 17, 1941 (1941-01-17)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Caught in the Act is a 1941 American comedy crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Henry Armetta, Iris Meredith and Inez Palange. [1] [2] It was made and distributed as a low-budget second feature by the Producers Releasing Corporation.

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Synopsis

On his daughter's wedding day, construction foreman Mike Ripportella suddenly finds himself pursued by an attractive blonde, gangsters, and the police who want to pin a murder on him.

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  1. Fetrow p.76
  2. Langman & Finn p.43

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