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Money Madness

Money Madness

1948Movie⏱️ 1h 13mApproved
Film-NoirMystery
6
IMDB Rating
370 votes

Bank robber Steve hides out in a small town, working as a cab driver. He meets Julie who is caring for her ill aunt. Steve courts her and they eventually marry because he needs a legitmate front with which to launder the loot money.

Director
Sam Newfield
Writers
N/A
Stars
Hugh Beaumont, Frances Rafferty, Harlan Warde
Release Date
April 15, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 15
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont
as Steve Clark
Frances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty
as Julie Saunders
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde
as Donald Harper
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Cecil Weston
as Cora
Ida Moore
Ida Moore
as Mrs. Ferguson
👤
Danny Morton
as Jack Rogers
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Joel Friedkin
as Dr. Wagner
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
as Policeman
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
as Malt Shop Customer
Gladys Blake
Gladys Blake
as Martha - Waitress

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Sutherland Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Sigmund Neufeld Productions

🏷️ Keywords

body in a trunktaxitaxi drivermale police officerpolice

🎯 Categories

Film NoirMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Ward Cleaver on the dark side
by bkoganbing2018-12-29
5/10

"Money Madness combines the presence of two of 50s television staples, the December Bride Frances Rafferty and everyone's favorite TV dad Hugh Beaumont from Leave It To Beaver. in a small and cheaply produced noir film Money Madness. In this film Beaumont is anything but Ward Cleaver. Beaumont plays a small time crook who has skipped with the loot from a bank robbery totaling $200,000.00. Now what to do with it. Hwe hits upon a scheme that involves him wooing and wedding counter girl Frances Rafferty from a malt shop. She has a hypochondriac aunt whom she's chained to having to take..."

💡 Did You Know?

The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.

📖 Synopsis

Bank robber Steve hides out in a small town, working as a cab driver. He meets Julie who is caring for her ill aunt. Steve courts her and they eventually marry because he needs a legitmate front with which to launder the loot money.