''Crime Takes a Holiday'' is a 1938 American

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directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Jefferson Parker, Henry Altimus and Charles Logue. The film stars Jack Holt,

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, Thomas E. Jackson and John Wray. The film was released on October 5, 1938, by

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Plot

A policeman is murdered and District Attorney Walter Forbes gets an ex-con to take the blame in order for the real culprit to be more at ease. Forbes calls the real killer, but wires to conversation to broadcast over the radio.

Cast

* Jack Holt as Walter Forbes *

as Margaret 'Peggy' Stone *

as Jerry Clayton *

as J.J. Grant *

as Joe Whitehead * Thomas E. Jackson as Brennan * John Wray as Howell *William Pawley as Spike *

Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ...

as Louie * Harry Woods as Stoddard *

Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''Union Paci ...

as Gov. Bill Allen

References

External links

* {{Lewis D. Collins 1938 films 1930s English-language films American crime drama films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins 1938 crime drama films American black-and-white films 1930s American films