''My Son Is a Criminal'' is a 1939 American
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Charles C. Coleman (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) and starring
Alan Baxter,
Julie Bishop
Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin ...
,
Gordon Oliver
Gordon Oliver (April 27, 1910 – January 26, 1995) was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972.
Biography
Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working ...
and
Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California.
Biography
Robertson first w ...
.
Plot
Former police chief Tim Halloran Sr. (Willard Robertson) fully expects his Tim Jr. (Alan Baxter) to follow in his footsteps, flat though they may be. Instead, the younger Halloran opts for the easy road of crime
Cast
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Alan Baxter as Tim Halloran Jr.
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Julie Bishop
Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin ...
as Myrna Kingsley (as Jacqueline Wells)
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Gordon Oliver
Gordon Oliver (April 27, 1910 – January 26, 1995) was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972.
Biography
Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working ...
as Allen Coltrin
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Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California.
Biography
Robertson first w ...
as Tom Halloran Sr.
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Joe King as Jerry Kingsley (as Joseph King)
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Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton (20 June 190321 March 1952) was an American film actor. Laughton appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1952, and is best known for his work with The Three Stooges.
Career
Laughton's family immigrated to the United Stat ...
as Walt Fraser
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John Tyrrell as Jersey
See also
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List of American films of 1939
A list of American films released in 1939.
''Gone with the Wind'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1939 in the United States
References
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References
External links
''My Son Is a Criminal''at the
Internet Movie Database
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1939 films
American action films
1930s action films
Films directed by Charles C. Coleman
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures films
1930s American films
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