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The Payoff
Directed by	Arthur Dreifuss
Screenplay by	Edward Dein
Story by	Arthur Hoerl
Produced by	Jack Schwarz Harry D. Edwards (associate producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Charles Henkel Jr.
Music by	Charles Dant
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	24 November 1942 (1942-11-24)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder of a district attorney who has tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleaze and local corruption. He has been using an undercover assistant DA, Phyllis Walker.

• Lee Tracy as Brad McKay
• Tom Brown as Guy Norris
• Tina Thayer as Phyllis Walker
• Evelyn Brent as Alma Doren
• Jack La Rue as John Angus
• Ian Keith as Police Inspector Thomas
• Robert Middlemass as Norris – Newspaper Publisher
• John Maxwell as Moroni – Reporter
• John Sheehan as Police Sergeant Brenen
• Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Steele
• Forrest Taylor as Hugh Walker
• Pat Costello as Reporter Pat

• The Payoff at IMDb
• The Payoff is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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