The Payoff (1942 film)
The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss. Plot summary Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder of a district attorney who has tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleaze and local corruption. He has been using an undercover assistant DA, Phyllis Walker. Cast Lee Tracy as Brad McKay Tom Brown as Guy Norris Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker Evelyn Brent as Alma Doren Jack La Rue as John Angus Ian Keith as Police Inspector Thomas Robert Middlemass as Norris – Newspaper Publisher John Maxwell as Moroni – Reporter John Sheehan as Police Sergeant Brenen Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker Pat Costello as Reporter Pat External links 1942 films American mystery films 1940s crime thriller films American crime thriller films American black-and-white films Films about journalists Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Arthur Dreifuss 1940s English-language films 1940s American films