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Crime Takes a Holiday is a 1938 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Jefferson Parker, Henry Altimus and Charles Logue. The film stars Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille, Arthur Hohl, Thomas E. Jackson and John Wray.
Crime Takes a Holiday: Directed by Lewis D. Collins. With Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille. Following the murder of a policeman and unable to get proof against the real killer, District attorney Walter Forbes takes a novel approach to get there.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Lewis D. Collins
- 1938-10-05
Following the murder of a policeman and unable to get proof against the real killer, District attorney Walter Forbes takes a novel approach to get there. He induces an ex-convict to stand trial for the killing and gets the set-up conviction he wanted.
The working title for this film was Death Takes a Holiday, although it bears no relation to the 1934 Paramout film of the same title. According to a Hollywood Reporter news item, Marcia Ralston replaced Ann Sheridan after Sheridan became ill.
- Lewis D. Collins, J. A. Duffy
- Jack Holt
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. When this politically charged crime drama came out in 1938, many viewers saw that the themes therein echoed those of the ongoing New York gubernatorial race between Dewey and Lehman. The plot centers on a tough, driven district attorney with an excellent track record who is thrust into politics by supporters.
