
The Boss of Big Town
1942-12-07 · 62 min · ★ 6.2
Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget 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 top-billed 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 Kings--but not to dyed-in-the-wool movie buffs.
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- Directors
- Arthur Dreifuss
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- PRC
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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John LitelMichael Lynn
H.B. WarnerJeffrey Moore
John MiljanKenneth Craige
Jean BrooksIris Moore
Florence RiceLinda GregoryTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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