A slight case of murder [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents ; a First National picture ; directed by Lloyd Bacon ; screen play by Earl Baldwin and Joseph Schrank.
Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Willard Parker. Based on the stage play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay. Originally released as a motion picture in 1938. Special features: "Warner night at the movies 1938" short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, Oscar®-nominated drama short "Declaration of independence," cartoon "The night watchman," trailers of "A slight case of murder" and "The dawn patrol"; featurette "Prohibition opens the floodgates"; commentary soundtrack by Robert Sklar.
Summary:
Prohibition's ban on booze is over and bootlegger Remy Marco must make some changes and go legit. He finds that his ties to his former colleagues are holding him back. Furthermore, his daughter has fallen in love with a cop, and he can't get over his distrust of the police.
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