Boy Friend (1939)
A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet.
Top billed cast
Jane WithersSally Murphy
Arleen WhelanSue Duffy
George ErnestBilly Bradley
Richard BondJimmy Murphy
Douglas FowleyEd Boyd
Warren HymerGreenberg
Robert KellardTommy Bradley
Minor WatsonCapt. Duffy
Robert ShawCracker
Ted PearsonCallahan
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