Partners in Crime (1937 film)

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Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1937 film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Screenplay by Gladys Unger
Garnett Weston
Produced by Harold Hurley
Starring Lynne Overman
Roscoe Karns
Muriel Hutchison
Anthony Quinn
Inez Courtney
Lucien Littlefield
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Edited by Eda Warren
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 8, 1937 (1937-10-08)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Partners in Crime is a 1937 American crime film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Gladys Unger and Garnett Weston. The film stars Lynne Overman, Roscoe Karns, Muriel Hutchison, Anthony Quinn, Inez Courtney and Lucien Littlefield. The film was released on October 8, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Karns and Overman repeated their private-eye characters from Murder Goes to College , released earlier that year.

Plot

Cast

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References

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