The Squealer

The Squealer

8.0IMDb Score
Released:1930-08-20
Duration:67 min
Director:Harry Joe Brown
Actors:Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier, Davey Lee, Matt Moore, Zasu Pitts
Production:Columbia Pictures

Overview:

A gangster's wife, fearful that he is about to be murdered by his rivals, tips off the police to his whereabouts in order to save his life. Her husband, however, believes her reason was that she wanted him out of the way so she could have his best friend.

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