Take the Stand

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Take the Stand

"Fifty millions listen, tense, thrilled, as death takes the air!"

1934

1h 18m

5.5(4 votes)

Mystery

Overview

A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jack La Rue

George Gaylord

Thelma Todd

Miss Sally Oxford

Gail Patrick

Cornelia Burbank

Russell Hopton

Bill Hamilton

Berton Churchill

Mr. Jerome Burbank

Vince Barnett

Tony

Leslie Fenton

Hugh Halliburton

Sheila Terry

Mrs. Pearl Reynolds

Paul Hurst

Denny O'Brien

DeWitt Jennings

Police Commissioner

Creative team

Directed by: Phil Rosen
Written by: Albert DeMond
Produced by: M.H. Hoffman

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