Smashing the Money Ring

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Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring poster.jpg
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Directed by Terry O. Morse
Screenplay by Anthony Coldeway
Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Ronald Reagan
Margot Stevenson
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Joe Downing
Charles D. Brown
Joe King
Cinematography James Van Trees
Edited by Frank Magee
Music by Bernhard Kaun
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • October 21, 1939 (1939-10-21)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Smashing the Money Ring is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Terry O. Morse, written by Anthony Coldeway and Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Joe Downing, Charles D. Brown and Joe King. It was released by Warner Bros. on October 21, 1939. [1] [2]

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Plot

A counterfeit money ring is being run from prison by a gangster, Dice Matthews, and a casino owner, Steve Parker, who is behind bars for slugging a cop. U.S. Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft goes undercover as a convict, getting help on the outside from his right-hand man, Gabby, while infiltrating the counterfeiting ring.

Parker's daughter, Peggy, becomes involved, identifying a guard who's also in on the scheme after her father is murdered. Bancroft and Matthews make a break for it, but although the guard shoots both, Bancroft recovers and sees that justice is done.

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References

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  2. "Smashing the Money Ring (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.