Afraid to Talk

A Dramatic expose of Graft-ridden Politics!

Duration: 69 min
Release date: 1932-11-17
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Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.

Crime Drama

Afraid to Talk

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Eric Linden
Eric Linden
as Eddie Martin
Sidney Fox
Sidney Fox
as Peggy Martin
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
as District Attorney. Anderson
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
as Asst. District Attorney John Wade
George Meeker
George Meeker
as Lenny Collins
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Jake Stranskey
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
as Mayor William 'Billy' Manning
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
as Jig Skelli
Mayo Methot
Mayo Methot
as Marge Winters
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
as Joe Skelli
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton
as Alice - Party Girl
King Baggot
King Baggot
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
Lita Chevret
Lita Chevret
as Molly (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
as Kippie - Party Girl (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
as Detective Burke (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Deputy Benchley
Frank Sheridan
Frank Sheridan
as Police Commissioner Garvey
Ian Maclaren
Ian Maclaren
as Chief Frank Hyers
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Attorney Harry Berger
Reginald Barlow
Reginald Barlow
as Judge MacMurray
Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel
as Major Jamison
John Ince
John Ince
as Bill (detective)
George Chandler
George Chandler
as Pete (bellhop)
Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman
as Archie (drunk)
Joe Bonomo
Joe Bonomo
as Party Guest
Lynton Brent
Lynton Brent
as Wade's Secretary
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks
as Reporter
Thomas Carrigan
Thomas Carrigan
as Burns
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
as Detective Archie Quinn
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps
as Arresting Detective
Jack Dougherty
Jack Dougherty
as Third-Degree Detective
Jimmie Dundee
Jimmie Dundee
as Cab Driver
James Eagles
James Eagles
as Sam - Bellhop
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
as Police Sergeant
William Farrel
William Farrel
as Third-Degree Detective #1
Olin Francis
Olin Francis
as Prison Hospital Guard
Clarence Geldart
Clarence Geldart
as Third-Degree Doctor
Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn
as Doctor
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Gordon
as Governor
Julia Griffith
Julia Griffith
as Dignitary on Dais
Pat Harmon
Pat Harmon
as Prison Patient
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
Perry Ivins
Perry Ivins
as Unemployed Man
Gladden James
Gladden James
as Reporter
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
as Mailman
William J. Kelly
William J. Kelly
as Third-Degree Detective
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
as Dignitary on Dais
Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Max - Elevator Operator
Lew Meehan
Lew Meehan
as Jail Official
Monte Montague
Monte Montague
as Electrician
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
as Miss Sheridan - Nurse
Robert Morris
Robert Morris
as Third-Degree Detective #2
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Taxi Driver
Alexander Pollard
Alexander Pollard
as Party Waiter
Hal Price
Hal Price
as Arresting Detective
Lorin Raker
Lorin Raker
as Mike
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
as Editor
Cliff Saum
Cliff Saum
as Protester with Sign
Philip Sleeman
Philip Sleeman
as Prison Patient
Emma Tansey
Emma Tansey
as Old Lady
Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook
as Spike - Henchman
Edward Thomas
Edward Thomas
as Bartender
William Wagner
William Wagner
as Reporter
Allen Wood
Allen Wood
as Bellhop
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