The Payoff (1942 film)

The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

Plot summary
Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder of a district attorney who has tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleaze and local corruption. He has been using an undercover assistant DA, Phyllis Walker.

Cast

 * Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
 * Tom Brown as Guy Norris
 * Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker
 * Evelyn Brent as Alma Doren
 * Jack La Rue as John Angus
 * Ian Keith as Police Inspector Thomas
 * Robert Middlemass as Norris – Newspaper Publisher
 * John Maxwell as Moroni – Reporter
 * John Sheehan as Police Sergeant Brenen
 * Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele
 * Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
 * Pat Costello as Reporter Pat