Eddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his girlfriendEddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his girlfriendEddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his girlfriend
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Helen Ainsworth
- Miss Ethel Waddums
- (as Cupid Ainsworth)
Luis Alberni
- Scarno - Roadhouse Manager
- (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
- Spike
- (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
- Dude - Vatelli Henchman
- (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
- Men's Room Patron
- (uncredited)
Frank Darien
- Edna's Uncle
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
- Hatcheck Girl
- (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
- Vatelli Henchman
- (uncredited)
Jack Herrick
- Jack - Kayo's Sparring Partner
- (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsThe name of the restaurant where the wedding is to take place at the end is referred to in the dialogue as "Sarno's" but the sign on the restaurant says "Scarno's."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: A Woman's Lot (1987)
- SoundtracksI Surrender Dear
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Gordon Clifford
Music by Harry Barris
Lip-synched by Eddie Quillan
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Hard to imagine Robert Armstrong as a boxer and Eddie Quillan as a tough guy!
I'm not really sure why, but Eddie Quillan was a reasonably popular leading man back in the day. While he didn't make too many pictures for big-time studios, he had steady work for years...even though he seemed like a likable pipsqueak and not exactly leading man material. And, while none of his films were great, they were, for the most part, agreeable.
In "The Tip-Off", Tommy (Quillan) is a radio repairman who becomes good friends with a nice but dopey boxer, Kayo (Robert Armstrong). Kayo's girlfriend is Baby Face (Ginger Rogers) and the pair have taken Tommy under their wings. Because of that, when some gangsters have it out for Tommy because he was seen with a hood's girlfriend, Kayo wants to help. And, if someone doesn't do something, Tommy's about to become an ex-radio repairman!
This film ends very well and it surprised me. The savageness of the big fight scene was a bit shocking but well done. Overall, an enjoyable if slight movie.
In "The Tip-Off", Tommy (Quillan) is a radio repairman who becomes good friends with a nice but dopey boxer, Kayo (Robert Armstrong). Kayo's girlfriend is Baby Face (Ginger Rogers) and the pair have taken Tommy under their wings. Because of that, when some gangsters have it out for Tommy because he was seen with a hood's girlfriend, Kayo wants to help. And, if someone doesn't do something, Tommy's about to become an ex-radio repairman!
This film ends very well and it surprised me. The savageness of the big fight scene was a bit shocking but well done. Overall, an enjoyable if slight movie.
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- planktonrules
- Aug 11, 2018
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
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