Easy Money

Easy Money (1936) is a crime, mystery film directed by Phil Rosen rated 4.8/10.

Dan Adams resigns his position as prosecutor on the district attorney's staff and sets out to clean up a gang of fake-accident racketeers. He gets a job with an insurance company, and assures the company president he will get the goods on the gang or die in the attempt. At the company offices, he meets Carol Carter and she, believing he is a shyster (possibly redundant) lawyer in the employ of the racketeers gives him as little help as possible. Dan visits his brother Eddie, who is mixed up with the gang and tries to make him break away. Eddie is belligerent but finally, because of the pressure brought by Dan and his wife Tonia, agrees to go straight. The gang, led by "Duke" Trotti, fears he will squeal and they kill him, plus they make his death look like an accident and plan to collect on it. Dan is closing in on the gang when Carol, who is now his assistant, comes up with some conclusive evidence, but "Duke" has plans to get rid of her before she can give the information to Dan.

Cast

Onslow Stevens

Dan Adams

Kay Linaker

Carol Carter

Noel Madison

'Duke' Trotti

Allen Vincent

Edward Adams, alias Edward Clayton

Barbara Barondess

Tonia

Robert Homans

Det. Sam Belden

Wallis Clark

Richard M. Curtis

John Dilson

Lawyer Rusick

Monte Vandergrift

Moxie Malley, henchman

John Kelly

Henchman Carney

Allan Wood

Henchman Chick

Lafe McKee

Henchman "Pop"