Tip-Off Girls
1938 film by Louis King
- April 1, 1938 (1938-04-01)
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Tip-Off Girls is a 1938 American crime film directed by Louis King, written by Maxwell Shane, Robert Yost and Stuart Anthony, and starring Mary Carlisle, Lloyd Nolan, Roscoe Karns, Buster Crabbe, J. Carrol Naish, Evelyn Brent and Anthony Quinn. It was released on April 1, 1938, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
A ring of truck hijackers is organized by Joseph Valkus, run by Red Deegan and fronted by Rena Terry, a woman who pretends to be helpless, tricking truckers to trust her before their shipments are stolen.
Out to bust up the racket, the FBI assigns agents Bob Anders and Tom Benson to go undercover. Pretending to be drivers, then thieves, they gain Valkus's trust. Bob also meets and falls for Marjorie Rogers, a secretary who is totally unaware of the illegal activities.
Bob is overheard tipping off the FBI to the next heist. He is beaten by Valkus's men, but Marjorie manages to write and deliver a note that brings federal agents to the rescue.
Cast
- Mary Carlisle as Marjorie Rogers
- Lloyd Nolan as Bob Anders
- Roscoe Karns as Tom Benson
- Buster Crabbe as John A. 'Red' Deegan
- J. Carrol Naish as Joseph Valkus
- Evelyn Brent as Rena Terry
- Anthony Quinn as Marty
- Benny Baker as Scotty
- Harvey Stephens as Chief Agent Jason Baardue
- Irving Bacon as Sam
- Gertrude Short as 'Boots' Milburn
- Archie Twitchell as Hensler
- Barlowe Borland as Blacky
- Pierre Watkin as George Murkil
References
- ^ "Tip-Off Girls (1938) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Tip-Off-Girls – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ "Tip-Off Girls". Afi.com. 1938-01-04. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
External links
- Tip-Off Girls at IMDb
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Films directed by Louis King
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- The Law Rustlers (1923)
- Spawn of the Desert (1923)
- The Slingshot Kid (1927)
- The Boy Rider (1927)
- Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
- Terror Mountain (1928)
- The Fightin' Redhead (1928)
- Orphan of the Sage (1928)
- The Little Buckaroo (1928)
- Young Whirlwind (1928)
- The Pinto Kid (1928)
- The Bantam Cowboy (1928)
- The Freckled Rascal (1929)
- The Vagabond Cub (1929)
- The Lone Rider (1930)
- The Fighting Sheriff (1931)
- Desert Vengeance (1931)
- The County Fair (1932)
- Drifting Souls (1932)
- The Arm of the Law (1932)
- Robbers' Roost (1933)
- Life in the Raw (1933)
- Murder in Trinidad (1934)
- Pursued (1934)
- Bachelor of Arts (1934)
- Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
- Special Investigator (1936)
- Bengal Tiger (1936)
- That Man's Here Again (1937)
- Melody for Two (1937)
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- Prison Farm (1938)
- Illegal Traffic (1938)
- Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
- Persons in Hiding (1939)
- Undercover Doctor (1939)
- Seventeen (1940)
- Typhoon (1940)
- The Way of All Flesh (1940)
- Moon Over Burma (1940)
- Young America (1942)
- Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
- Ladies of Washington (1944)
- Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945)
- Smoky (1946)
- Thunder in the Valley (1947)
- Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
- Sand (1949)
- Mrs. Mike (1949)
- Frenchie (1950)
- The Lion and the Horse (1952)
- Powder River (1953)
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