The Beast of the City
Beware the hunters who stalk their prey through city jungles!
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A grim pre-Code crime drama where institutional duty and personal loyalty collide, ending in tragedy and moral compromise.
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his police detective brother Ed to watch over Daisy who is associated with Belmonte but things don't go as planned.
Essence
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Walter Huston
Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
Jean Harlow
Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
Wallace Ford
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
Jean Hersholt
Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
Dorothy Peterson
Mary Fitzpatrick
Tully Marshall
Defence Attorney Michaels
Emmett Corrigan
Chief of Police "Burt" Burton
Warner Richmond
Detective Tom
Sandy Roth
Lieutenant John "Mac" Majkowski
J. Carrol Naish
Pietro Cholo
John Miljan
District Attorney
Edward Brophy
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
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