The Beast of the City
“Beware the hunters who stalk their prey through city jungles!”
1932•NR•1h 26m•5.9•Released
CrimeDrama
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his police detective brother Ed to watch over Daisy who is associated with Belmonte but things don't go as planned.
Director
Charles Brabin
Writer
Ben Hecht
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Walter Huston
Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
Jean Harlow
Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
Wallace Ford
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
Jean Hersholt
Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
Dorothy Peterson
Mary Fitzpatrick
Tully Marshall
Defence Attorney Michaels
Emmett Corrigan
Chief of Police "Burt" Burton
Warner Richmond
Detective Tom
Sandy Roth
Lieutenant John "Mac" Majkowski
J. Carrol Naish
Pietro Cholo
John Miljan
District Attorney
Edward Brophy
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Betty Mae Crane
Helen - Fitzpatrick Twin (uncredited)
Beverly Crane
Madison - Fitzpatrick Twin (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Drunken Girl Singing at Party (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Hunt Stromberg
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