Red Barry

"A DYNAMITE-CHARGED DETECTIVE THRILLER! Blasted from the pages of your favorite newspaper serial...and exploding before your eyes on the screen!"

1938

4h 16m

10.0(1 votes)

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Crime

Adventure

Overview

A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Buster Crabbe

Red Barry

Frances Robinson

Mississippi

Edna Sedgewick

Natacha

Cyril Delevanti

Wing Fu

Frank Lackteen

Quong Lee

Wade Boteler

Inspector Scott

Hugh Huntley

Valentine Vane

Philip Ahn

Hong Kong Cholly

William Ruhl

C.E. Mannix

William Gould

Commissioner Tom

Creative team

Directed by: Alan James
Ford Beebe
Written by: Ray Trampe
Norman S. Hall
Produced by: Barney A. Sarecky

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