

Larceny on the Air
1937-01-11 · 67 min · ★ 7.0
A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.
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- Directors
- Irving Pichel
- Production companies
- Republic Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Robert LivingstonDr. Lawrence Baxter
Grace BradleyJean Sterling
Willard RobertsonInspector 'Mac' McDonald
Pierre WatkinKennedy
Smiley BurnetteJimmy
Granville BatesProf. Rexford Sterling
William NewellAndrews
Byron FoulgerPete Andorka
Wilbur MackF. J. Thompson
Matty FainBurke
Josephine WhittellNurse Nelson
William HopperAnnouncer
Mary RussellNurse (uncredited)
Frank AustinHenchman (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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