Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk
Directed by	Edward L. Cahn
Screenplay by	Tom Reed ; Albert Maltz (play) ; George Sklar (play)
Produced by	Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Starring	Eric Linden; Sidney Fox; Tully Marshall; Louis Calhern; George Meeker; Robert Warwick
Cinematography	Karl Freund
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	James Dietrich
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 1, 1932;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Afraid to Talk is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Tom Reed. The film stars Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern, George Meeker and Robert Warwick. The film was released on December 1, 1932, by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Eric Linden as Eddie Martin
Sidney Fox as Peggy Martin
Tully Marshall as District Attorney. Anderson
Louis Calhern as Asst. District Attorney John Wade
George Meeker as Lenny Collins
Robert Warwick as Jake Stranskey
Berton Churchill as Mayor William 'Billy' Manning
Edward Arnold as Jig Skelli
Mayo Methot as Marge Winters
Matt McHugh as Joe Skelli
Thomas E. Jackson as Deputy Benchley
Frank Sheridan as Police Commissioner Garvey
Ian Maclaren as Chief Frank Hyers
Gustav von Seyffertitz as Attorney Harry Berger
Reginald Barlow as Judge MacMurray
Edward Martindel as Mayor Jamison
Joyce Compton as Alice
John Ince as Bill
George Chandler as Pete
Arthur Housman as Archie

References[edit]

^ "Afraid to Talk (1932) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^ Hall, Mordaunt (December 19, 1932). "Movie Review - Afraid to Talk - Edward Arnold and Louis Calhern in a Melodrama Concerned With Grafting Officials and Gangsters". NYTimes.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^ "Afraid to Talk". Afi.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

Afraid to Talk at IMDb

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[1] "Afraid to Talk (1932) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

[2] Hall, Mordaunt (December 19, 1932). "Movie Review - Afraid to Talk - Edward Arnold and Louis Calhern in a Melodrama Concerned With Grafting Officials and Gangsters". NYTimes.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

[3] "Afraid to Talk". Afi.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

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