I'LL SELL MY LIFE (1941) Rose Hobart, Michael Whalen & Stanley Fields | Drama, Crime, Action | B&W

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I'll Sell My Life is a 1941 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Rose Hobart, Michael Whalen and Joan Woodbury.[1] The film was based on the Street & Smith I'll Buy Your Life by Walter Ripperger.

Synopsis

Two hirelings report to their boss Mr. Bochini that they witnessed his lover being murdered by another woman unknown to them.

Mordecai Breen the editor of a small newspaper called "The Friend in Need", notices an unusual classified advertisement offering "I'll Buy Your Life". He visits the address where he views Dale Layden waiting to be interviewed, but another woman named Valencia Duncan tells Breen that Albert Darnell, who placed the ad will only see women.

Dale needs the $20.000 offered to pay for an operation to restore her brother's sight. Darnell informs her that she will receive $2000 now, with the rest of the money to be paid to the person or office of her choice after he own death.

Breen smells a story, Darnell, a published mystery author tells Breen that he has offered money to people to get the stories of their lives to use for future stories, but Breen is unconvinced and tries to get the truth out of Dale, who gives Breen an alias but uses his office as the address where the balance of her money will be paid.

Cast & Crew

Rose Hobart as Dale Layden
Michael Whalen as Mordecai Breen
Stanley Fields as Bochini
Joan Woodbury as Valencia Duncan
Roscoe Ates as Happy Hogan
Richard Bond as Albert Darnell
Ben Taggart as Police Lt. Hammer
Robert Regent as Philip Leyden
Paul Maxey as Grady
Munro Brown as Freddie
Robert Walker as Lugger
Eduardo Durant as Eddie, Orchestra Leader

Directed by: Elmer Clifton
Written by:
Walter Ripperger
George Rosener
Elmer Clifton
Produced by:
Max Alexander
George M. Merrick
Cinematography: Edward Linden
Edited by: Charles Henkel Jr.
Music by: Marvin Hatley
Production Company: Merrick-Alexander Productions
Distributed by:
Select Attractions
Renown Pictures (UK)
Release Date: September 12, 1941
Running Time: 73 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Frances Morris as Annie Winterbottom