Shantytown (film) explained

Shantytown
Director:Joseph Santley
Producer:Harry Grey
Screenplay:Olive Cooper
Starring:Mary Lee
John Archer
Marjorie Lord
Harry Davenport
Billy Gilbert
Anne Revere
Music:Walter Scharf
Cinematography:Ernest Miller
Editing:Thomas Richards
Studio:Republic Pictures
Distributor:Republic Pictures
Runtime:66 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Shantytown is a 1943 American crime film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Mary Lee, John Archer, Marjorie Lord, Harry Davenport, Billy Gilbert and Anne Revere. The film was released on April 20, 1943, by Republic Pictures.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

Liz Gorty, the daughter of the owners of a boarding house, takes a liking to a new married mechanic in town, Bill Allen. He gets mixed up with a gang of thieves who force him to drive a getaway car in a robbery. Knowing he has been framed, Bill goes into hiding and Liz uses her job at a radio station to get messages to him.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shantytown (1943) - Overview . TCM.com . 2015-12-04.
  2. Web site: Hal Erickson . Shantytown (1943) - Joseph Santley . AllMovie . 2018-12-05.
  3. Web site: Shantytown . Afi.com . 2015-12-04.