Smashing the Money Ring

1939 film by Terry O. Morse

October 21, 1939 (1939-10-21)

Running time

57 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Smashing the Money Ring is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Terry O. Morse, written by Anthony Coldeway and Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Joe Downing, Charles D. Brown and Joe King. It was released by Warner Bros. on October 21, 1939.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A counterfeit money ring is being run from prison by a gangster, Dice Matthews, and a casino owner, Steve Parker, who is behind bars for slugging a cop. U.S. Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft goes undercover as a convict, getting help on the outside from his right-hand man, Gabby, while infiltrating the counterfeiting ring.

Parker's daughter, Peggy, becomes involved, identifying a guard who's also in on the scheme after her father is murdered. Bancroft and Matthews make a break for it, but although the guard shoots both, Bancroft recovers and sees that justice is done.

Cast

Ronald Reagan as Lt. Brass Bancroft
Margot Stevenson as Peggy
Eddie Foy, Jr. as Gabby
Joe Downing as Dice Mathews
Charles D. Brown as Parker
Joe King as Saxby
William B. Davidson as Warden Denby
Charles C. Wilson as Capt. Kilrane
Elliott Sullivan as Danny Galloway
John Hamilton as Night Captain
Sidney Bracey as Pop Dryden
Jack Wise as Prison Runner
Jack Mower as First Night Guard
Don Turner as Joe

References

^ Nugent, Frank S. "Smashing-the-Money-Ring - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
^ "Smashing the Money Ring (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.