The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordinary lengths some will go to to get it. The loan sharking business has that want for money on both sides. He tells the story of one such loan shark, Stephen Hanley, who tried to pass his company off as a legitimate loan business, but who charged exorbitant rates, and used extortion and fraud to get out of his customers even more than what they may have owed on paper.
Stephen Hanley

Hanley's Assistant

Joe Mello
District Attorney Norman Kennedy

Reporter

Police Sergeant

Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Frank Sidley, Loan Victim

Saxophone Musician

Policeman in District Attorney's Office
Police Captain

Radio Broadcaster

Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) Hanley's Strong Arm Man

Harry Baldwin
Police Detective

Policeman

Telephone Operator

Ambulance Intern

Calumette

Policeman

Second Intern
Truck Driver

Arresting Officer

McCormick

MGM Crime Reporter

Loan Officer

Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
Loan Victim in House

Loan Victim's Wife

Marian Ford