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About
The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.
Theatrical
May 2, 1937
Budget
$192K
Director
Writers
Producer
Studio
Universal Pictures
Quotes
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David Mallory
You haven't changed have you? Well I have. Steve, you're going to put in my system whether you like it or not.
Steve
I doubt it.
David Mallory
You forget, what I create I can destroy.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A lone hero confronts urban crime.
David Mallory
This city is at the mercy of a gang of criminals led by a man who calls himself "The Kid," and I'm the only one who can find him for you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Boris Karloff
David Mallory
W
Warren Hull
Jim Travers
J
Jean Rogers
Joan Mallory
A
Alan Baxter
John Baron aka The Kid
H
Hobart Cavanaugh
Petty Louie
S
Samuel S. Hinds
Steven Ranger
D
David Oliver
Mike Callahan
W
Ward Bond
Fingers
F
Frank Reicher
Carl - gang engineer
E
Edwin Maxwell
Lawyer Kruger
G
George Cleveland
Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)
R
Ruth Fallows
Waitress (uncredited)
G
George Humbert
Mr. Spinelli (uncredited)
N
Nina Campana
Mrs. Spinelli (uncredited)
C
Charles Cahill Wilson
Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
C
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
