Dangerous Business
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Dangerous Business

PARTNER IN LAW BY DAY! PARTNER'S IN "CRIME" BY NIGHT!

9.0 / 10 1946 59mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Two young lawyers open an office together. They are hired to defend a utilities magnate who claims he has been framed. He is kidnapped by a gangster, and a battle royal ensues when the lawyers try to rescue him.

Cast & Crew

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Clayton Russell

Lead
Lynn Merrick

Lynn Merrick

Lizbeth Ellsworth

Gerald Mohr

Gerald Mohr

Duke

Gus Schilling

Gus Schilling

Alexander Pough

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Monk

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Bert

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Abigail Ellsworth

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

B.J. Calhoun

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D. Ross Lederman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Dangerous Business is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker