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Unholy Partners

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Laraine Day, and Marsha Hunt in Unholy Partners (1941)
Drama

A tough, ambitious newspaperman starts a new tabloid in 1919 New York, with a crooked big-time gambler as a partner.A tough, ambitious newspaperman starts a new tabloid in 1919 New York, with a crooked big-time gambler as a partner.A tough, ambitious newspaperman starts a new tabloid in 1919 New York, with a crooked big-time gambler as a partner.

  • Director
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • Earl Baldwin
    • Bartlett Cormack
    • Lesser Samuels
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Laraine Day
    • Edward Arnold
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    581
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writers
      • Earl Baldwin
      • Bartlett Cormack
      • Lesser Samuels
    • Stars
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Laraine Day
      • Edward Arnold
    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast61

    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Bruce Corey
    Laraine Day
    Laraine Day
    • Miss 'Croney' Cronin
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Merrill Lambert
    Marsha Hunt
    Marsha Hunt
    • Gail Fenton
    William T. Orr
    William T. Orr
    • Thomas 'Tommy' Jarvis - an alias of Tommy Jarrett
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Michael Z. 'Mike' Reynolds
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Mr. Peck - Managing Editor
    Charles Dingle
    Charles Dingle
    • Clyde Fenton
    Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    • Phil Kaper - Attorney
    Joe Downing
    • Jerry - Henchman
    • (as Joseph Downing)
    Clyde Fillmore
    Clyde Fillmore
    • Jason Grant
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Col. Mason
    Don Costello
    Don Costello
    • Georgie Pelotti
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Molyneaux
    Charles Cane
    Charles Cane
    • Insp. Brody
    • (scenes deleted)
    Connie Russell
    Connie Russell
    • Singer
    • (scenes deleted)
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Copyboy Wanting Paper
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Bennett
    • Newspaper Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writers
      • Earl Baldwin
      • Bartlett Cormack
      • Lesser Samuels
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The opening scene shows a newspaper headline reading "Whole City Out to Welcome A.E.F." The AEF was The American Expeditionary Forces, the name given to the American military forces sent to fight alongside French and British troops in Europe.
    • Goofs
      In Bruce's new newspaper office, circa 1919, Croney is wearing a dress with a full zipper up the back. That style would not come into use until twenty years later, as it was considered "vulgar" for a woman to wear a dress that could come off so easily.
    • Quotes
      • Merrill Lambert: Anything can be bought for dough!
    • Connections
      Featured in Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      After You've Gone
      (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer)
      Sung by Marsha Hunt

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • New York Story
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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