Help Wanted (1939)
A temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket
Top billed cast
Tom NealJoe Daniels
Jo Ann SayersMary Daniels
Clem BevansH.L. (Pop) Daniels
Edward PawleyHarry
Truman BradleyLabor Commissioner's Representative
Leon AmesJ.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
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