I DEMAND PAYMENT (1938) Betty Burgess, Jack La Rue & Matty Kemp | Drama | B&W
I Demand Payment is a 1938 American drama film directed by Clifford Sanforth and starring Betty Burgess, Jack La Rue and Matty Kemp. It is based on Rob Eden's 1932 novel Second Choice. Sherman L. Lowe wrote the screenplay. It was produced by Poverty Row company Imperial Pictures.
SYNOPSIS
A naive young woman gets caught up in a loan-shark racket.
A man finds himself drawn in too deep after going to work for a loan shark, and his new wife tries to leave him after discovering his true occupation.
CAST & CREW
Betty Burgess as Judith Avery
Jack La Rue as Smiles Badolio
Matty Kemp as Toby Locke
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Happy Crofton
Lloyd Hughes as Doctor Craig Mitchell
Anthony Orlando as Louie Badolio
Sheila Terry as Rita Avery
Bryant Washburn as Joe Travis
Donald Kirke as Mr. Twitchett
Harry Holman as Justice of Peace
Edward Keene as District Attorney
Norma Taylor as Miss Farnsworth
Directed by Clifford Sanforth
Written by Sherman L. Lowe
Based on Second Choice by Rob Eden
Produced by Clifford Sanforth, Henry Spitz
Cinematography Robert Doran
Edited by Douglass Biggs
Production company Imperial Pictures
Distributed by Imperial Distributing Corporation
Release date November 8, 1938
Running time 61 minutes
Country United States
Language English
NOTES
Billboard wrote that it was "a powerful illustration that crime does not pay". Variety's review described the film as featuring "The loan-shark racket framed in an undistinguished production" and as "Imperial's contribution to the gangster cycle." It noted, "It provides an hour's entertainment for fans with time to kill who do not care how they kill it.... Bright spots in the production are Jack La Rue and Matty Kemp, standouts in unsympathetic parts, and Betty Burgess as the femme lead. La Rue's strong personality and intensity as a strong-arm guy practically dominates the entire proceedings... Story progresses in routine fashion until the melodramatic climax where Kemp is cornered in his hideout after fleeing gang vengeance... Action fans who like plenty of gun-play will get it here". The New York Daily News rated it two stars, stating in its review that "Matty Kemp tries desperately to give a fine performance in a film distinctly amateurish." The Film Daily stated that the film "rates weak with amateur script and direction" and called the photography "fair".
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