''Wanted by the Police'' is a 1938 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 Howard Bretherton and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Frankie Darro, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Kent, Matty Fain,

Lillian Elliott Lillian Elliott (24 April 1874 – 15 January 1959) was a stage and film actress, appearing in 60 films between 1915 and 1943. She was born in Canada and died in Hollywood, California. She was married to actor James Corrigan, and their elde ...

and Don Rowan. The film was released on September 21, 1938, by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

Plot

Cast

* Frankie Darro as Danny Murphy * Evalyn Knapp as Kathleen Murphy * Robert Kent as Mike O'Leary *Matty Fain as Williams *

as Mrs. Murphy *Don Rowan as Owens *Sam Bernard as Stringer * Mauritz Hugo as Marty *Walter Merrill as Trigger *Ralph Peters as Jess *

Thelma White Thelma White (born Thelma Wolpa, December 4, 1910 – January 11, 2005) was an American radio and film actress. White is best known for her role in the 1936 exploitation film ''Reefer Madness''. Early life and career Born in Lincoln, Nebras ...

as Lillian *

Willy Castello Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...

as Russo

References

External links

* {{Howard Bretherton 1938 films American crime films 1938 crime films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Howard Bretherton American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language crime films