The Secret Seven (film)

The Secret Seven
Directed by	James Moore
Written by	Robert Tasker Dean Jennings
Produced by	Irving Briskin Ralph Cohn
Starring	Florence Rice Barton MacLane Bruce Bennett
Cinematography	John Stumar
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 15, 1940 (1940-08-15)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Secret Seven is a 1940 American crime film directed by James Moore and starring Florence Rice, Barton MacLane and Bruce Bennett. ^[1]

Plot

After being released from prison where he has been serving time after a youthful mistake, Pat Norris sets out to bring down organized crime in the city headed by racketeer Sam O'Donnell. He receives assistance from Lola, the Chief of Police's daughter.

Cast

• Florence Rice as Lola Hobbs
• Barton MacLane as Sam O'Donnell
• Bruce Bennett as Pat Norris
• Joseph Crehan as Police Chief Hobbs
• Joe Downing as Lou Bodie
• Howard Hickman as Dr. Talbot
• Edward Van Sloan as Prof. Holtz
• Don Beddoe as Maj. Blinn
• P.J. Kelly as Prof. Cordet
• William Forrest as Brooks
• George Anderson as Bennett
• Danton Ferrero as De Soto
• Cy Schindell as Felton
• Duke York as Karpa
• John Tyrrell as Candy
• Jessie Perry as Mrs. Norris
• Eddie Laughton as Bishop
• John Dilson as Walter Carter
• George Magrill as Scarlotti
• Sam Ash as Adams
• George McKay as Golden
• Ivan Miller as Prison Warden
• Herb Vigran as Salesman
• Hugh Beaumont as Southern Racketeer
• Edmund Cobb as Policeman
• Eddie Acuff as Driver
• Edward Earle as Twine Company Manager
• Lester Dorr as Racketeer
• Raymond Bailey as Racketeer
• Evelyn Young as Holtz Maid

References

1. Dick p.245

Bibliography

• Dick, Bernard F. Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

External links

• The Secret Seven at IMDb