Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger

THE DEAD END KIDS versus THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS Clashing head on...for control of the gutter!

8.0 /10 1 votes
November 3, 1939 1h 5m Released

Storyline

A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.

Key Information

Director Arthur Lubin
Writers Arthur T. Horman
Studio Universal Pictures
Rating 8.0/10
Language EN

Photos

Cast & Crew

Billy Halop

Billy Halop

Jimmy Hogan

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

'Pig'

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Kirk Graham

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Marge Hogan

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Frances O'Neill

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Ed Hogan

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Chuck Walsh

El Brendel

El Brendel

'Baldy'

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Bob Prichard

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

Big Lip

Frequently Asked Questions

Call a Messenger was released on November 3, 1939.

The runtime of Call a Messenger is 1h 5m.

Call a Messenger is a Crime, Drama movie.

Call a Messenger has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

Call a Messenger is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Call a Messenger was directed by Arthur Lubin.

The main cast of Call a Messenger includes Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong.

Call a Messenger is originally in English.