The Boss of Big Town (1942)

Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a welcome harbor for character actors who aspired to occasional leading roles. In Boss of Big Town, veteran supporting player John Litel is top-billed as crusading city market official Michael Lynn. When a criminal gang muscles in on the local food distribution markets, Lynn vows to throw the rascals out. First, however, he pretends to join the villains as a paid government stooge, the better to find out the identity of the "Mister Big" behind the distribution racket. The exposure of the "mystery villain" will come as a shock to fans of the 1927 Cecil B. DeMille epic The King of Kings--but not to dyed-in-the-wool movie buffs.

Released Dec. 7, 1942 62 min None+

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.b-movie, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.male-female-relationship, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.undercover-operation, imdb.rationing, imdb.racketeering + 16 more, imdb.price-fixing, imdb.police, imdb.organized-crime, imdb.newspaper-reporter, imdb.murder, imdb.investigation, imdb.inflation, imdb.held-at-gunpoint, imdb.frame-up, imdb.double-cross, imdb.deception, imdb.corruption, imdb.black-market, imdb.big-boss, imdb.criminal, aspectratio.1-37-1