The Boss of Big Town (1942)

Quality was seldom a consideration in the lowbudget films of PRC Studios still the company was a welcome harbor for character actors who aspired to occasional leading roles In Boss of Big Town veteran supporting player John Litel is topbilled as crusading city market official Michael Lynn When a criminal gang muscles in on the local food distribution markets Lynn vows to throw the rascals out First however he pretends to join the villains as a paid government stooge the better to find out the identity of the Mister Big behind the distribution racket The exposure of the mystery villain will come as a shock to fans of the 1927 Cecil B DeMille epic The King of Kingsbut not to dyedinthewool movie buffs