TMDb Rating
4.5/10
2 verified votes
I Am a Criminal (1938)
Crime
72 min
"Bullet-blazing drama of the man in the headlines...and the story behind them!"
Plot Summary
In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy idolizes the gangster. Eventually the lad's admiration comes to deeply affect the gangster who begins to soften up. Meanwhile his moll plans to rob him. The newsboy intervenes and stops her.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial.
- Genre cues: Crime
- Director clue: William Nigh
- Lead cast: John Carroll and Kay Linaker
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Keywords to include
CrimeWilliam NighJohn CarrollKay Linaker1938
Director
William Nigh
Top Cast
John CarrollKay LinakerCraig ReynoldsMartin SpellmanLester Matthews
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