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Illegal Traffic
“BEAUTY...enough to send a man to his doom, willingly!”
6.6 / 10• 1938• 1h 7m•NR• English
DramaActionCrime
Storyline
G-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is aiding fugitives making a getaway in exchange for the lion's share of their loot. Through an old friend, whom he once barnstormed in an air circus, Martin joins the gang as a pilot. He becomes interested in Carol Butler, a beautiful girl involved with the gang through the activities of her ne'er-do-well father.
Cast & Crew
J. Carrol Naish
Lewis Zomar
Lead
Mary Carlisle
Carol Butler
Robert Preston
Charles Bent Martin
Judith Barrett
Marie Arden
Pierre Watkin
Jigger
Buster Crabbe
Steve
George McKay
Frank 'Old Man' Butler
Richard Denning
Silk Patterson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis King's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Illegal Traffic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
