Borrowed Hero

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Borrowed Hero

"Fearless Hero or Mobster's Pawn!"

1941

1h 2m

4.0(3 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.

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29 members

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Alan Baxter

Roger Andrews

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Florence Rice

Ann Thompson

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John Hamilton

William Brooks

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Mary Gordon

Mrs. Riley

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Wilma Francis

Carol Turner

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Constance Worth

Mona Brooks

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Stanley Andrews

Taylor

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Richard Terry

Dixie Nelson

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Jerry Marlowe

Johnny Gray

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Guy Usher

District Attorney

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John Maxwell

City Editor

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Paul Everton

Trial Judge

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Kernan Cripps

1st Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)

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James Deliso

Henchman (uncredited)

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Dudley Dickerson

Laundryman (uncredited)

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George Dobbs

Cubby Carson (uncredited)

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Robert Fiske

Grover Duncan (uncredited)

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Joel Friedkin

Judge Hargraves (uncredited)

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Dorothy Gulliver

Snack Stand Clerk (uncredited)

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Karl Hackett

Richard Allen (uncredited)

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Jack W. Johnston

Juryman (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Brooks' Hitman (uncredited)

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Charles King

Arresting Cop (uncredited)

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Isabel La Mal

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

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Eba Larson

Girl (uncredited)

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Gene O'Donnell

Henchman (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

Bartender (uncredited)

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Jack Richardson

2nd Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Pedestrian with Sore Throat (uncredited)

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