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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Another thrilling CRIME DOES NOT PAY Subject

19397.00h 21m

Overview

A temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket

Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by Karl Kamb
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Top Cast

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Joe Daniels

Jo Ann Sayers

Jo Ann Sayers

Mary Daniels

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

H.L. (Pop) Daniels

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

Harry

Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley

Labor Commissioner's Representative

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

Themes & Keywords

crime does not pay

About Help Wanted

Help Wanted is a crime film released in 1939 exploring themes of crime does not pay. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it stars Tom Neal, Jo Ann Sayers, Clem Bevans. A temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket

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