"The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall"

1942

1h 25m

6.6(127 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

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62 members

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Brian Donlevy

Paul Madvig

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Veronica Lake

Janet Henry

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Alan Ladd

Ed Beaumont

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Bonita Granville

Opal 'Snip' Madvig

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Richard Denning

Taylor Henry

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Joseph Calleia

Nick Varna

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William Bendix

Jeff

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Frances Gifford

Nurse

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Donald MacBride

Farr

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Margaret Hayes

Eloise Matthews

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Moroni Olsen

Ralph Henry

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Eddie Marr

Rusty

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Arthur Loft

Clyde Matthews

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George Meader

Claude Tuttle

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William Benedict

Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

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Dane Clark

Henry Sloss (uncredited)

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Tom Fadden

Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

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James Millican

Politician (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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Lillian Randolph

Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)

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Norma Varden

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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Conrad Binyon

Stubby (uncredited)

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Frank Bruno

Reporter (uncredited)

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Kenneth Chryst

Man in Barroom (uncredited)

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Edmund Cobb

Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)

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Maurice Costello

Card Player (uncredited)

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George Cowl

Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)

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John W. De Noria

Groggins (uncredited)

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Vernon Dent

Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

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Frank Elliott

Peter (uncredited)

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J.C. Fowler

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Reporter (uncredited)

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Kit Guard

Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

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Frank Hagney

Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)

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Louis Jean Heydt

Man watching dice throw (uncredited)

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Arthur Stuart Hull

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Joe King

Fisher (uncredited)

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Paul Le Pere

Reporter (uncredited)

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Theodore Lorch

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Jack Luden

Reporter (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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Joe McGuinn

Reporter (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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Jack Mulhall

Lynch (uncredited)

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Spec O'Donnell

Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)

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Broderick O'Farrell

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Tom O'Grady

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Politician (uncredited)

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Stanley Price

Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)

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Francis Sayles

Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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Jack Shea

Policeman (uncredited)

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Bruce Sidney

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Joe (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Cabbie (uncredited)

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George Turner

Dr. Redmond (uncredited)

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William Wagner

Butler (uncredited)

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Fred Walburn

Kid (uncredited)

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Laraine Day

Nurse (uncredited)

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