The Fall Guy (1930)

The Fall Guy is a 1930 American crime drama film, directed by Leslie Pearce and written by Tim Whelan, based upon the Broadway hit, The Fall Guy, a Comedy in Three Acts, written by George Abbott and James Gleason. It starred Jack Mulhall and Pat O'Malley, and its supporting cast included Mae Clarke, who would become famous the following year when James Cagney pushed a grapefruit into her face in the film, The Public Enemy.



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Synopsis

When Johnny Quinlan loses his job in a drug store, he is afraid to tell his wife, Bertha, and therefore keeps up the pretense of leaving each morning for a non-existent job, as he begins the search for a new job. As the days pass and he is unable to find employment, their household, which includes his sister, Lottie, and Bertha's brother, Dan Walsh, goes through what little savings they have.

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