CinemaOSMovie · 1931 · 1h 15m

A Dangerous Affair

70%(1)IMDbMystery

Holt plays police lieutenant McHenry, while Graves is his friendly rival, crime reporter Wally Cook. After the two men verbally duel over a variety of details, they hunker down to business, that of solving the murder of a lawyer who was in the midst of reading a will to a motley collection of heirs.

Directed byEdward Sedgwick

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 15m
Language: EN
Released: September 29, 1931

Studios

Columbia Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Jack Holt

Jack Holt

Lt. McHenry

Ralph Graves

Ralph Graves

Wally Cook

Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Marjory Randolph

Susan Fleming

Susan Fleming

Florence

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Letty Randolph

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Nelson

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

City Editor

Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Harvey

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

Lionel

Fred Santley

Fred Santley

Tom

Creative team

Directed by: Edward Sedgwick
Written by: Howard J. Green

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