Picture Snatcher
His camera takes 'em from love nests to Page One before they can bat an eye---or put on a negligee!
1933 | 77m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
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| Writer: | Daniel Ahern, Allen Rivkin, P.J. Wolfson, William Keighley |
| Staring: |
| An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist. | |
| Release Date: | May 06, 1933 |
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| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
| Writer: | Daniel Ahern, Allen Rivkin, P.J. Wolfson, William Keighley |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | new york city, parent child relationship, photographer, subway, execution, tailor, pre-code, perfume, editor, demotion, typesetter |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| James Cagney | Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean |
| Ralph Bellamy | J.R. 'Al' McLean |
| Patricia Ellis | Patricia Mary 'Pat' Nolan |
| Alice White | Allison |
| Ralf Harolde | Jerry the Mug |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Lieutenant Casey Nolan |
| Robert Barrat | Grover, Graphic News Owner |
| G. Pat Collins | Hennessy the Fireman |
| Arthur Vinton | John, the Head Keeper |
| Tom Wilson | Leo |
| Gino Corrado | Barber (uncredited) |
| Sterling Holloway | Journalism Student (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Reporter Outside Prison (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Reporter Witnessing Execution (uncredited) |
| Billy West | Reporter Stacy (uncredited) |
| Renee Whitney | Connie Rowland (uncredited) |
| Dick Elliott | Staff Editor (uncredited) |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited) |
| Cora Sue Collins | Jerry's Little Girl (uncredited) |
| John Ince | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| Alice Jans | Colleen (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Mike - Man with Colleen (uncredited) |
| Vaughn Taylor | Editor (uncredited) |
| Pat Wing | Hennessy's Wife in Photo (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Daniel Ahern | Story |
| Allen Rivkin | Adaptation |
| P.J. Wolfson | Adaptation |
| Ben Markson | Dialogue |
| Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| William Holmes | Editor |
| Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Maxwell Arnow | Casting Director |
| William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
| Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| William Keighley | Writer |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
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