''The Payoff'' is a 1935 American dramatic film directed by

Robert Florey Robert Florey (September 14, 1900 – May 16, 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Florey directed more than 50 films, the best known likely being the Marx Brothers first feature ''The Cocoanuts'' (1929 ...

and starring James Dunn.

Plot

A newspaper reporter is promoted to the sports desk, but saddled with a wife whose spending habits drive her into a relationship with a blackmailing racketeer.

Cast

* James Dunn as Joe McCoy *

Claire Dodd Claire Dodd (born Dorothy Arlene Dodd; December 29, 1911 – November 23, 1973 ) was an American film actress. Early life Dorothy Arlene Dodd was born on December 29, 1911, in Baxter, Iowa, to Walter Willard Dodd, a farmer whose family w ...

as Maxine McCoy *

Patricia Ellis Patricia Ellis (born Patricia Gene O'Brien; May 20, 1918 – March 26, 1970) was an American film actress from 1932 to 1939, who then had a brief singing career until 1941. Early years Born in Birmingham, Michigan, in 1918 (although she gave he ...

as Connie Travers *

Alan Dinehart Mason Alan Dinehart Sr. (born Harold Alan Dinehart; October 3, 1889 – July 18, 1944) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager. Biography Dinehart initially studied to be a priest, but he turned to the theater instead. ...

as Marty Bleuler * Joseph Crehan as Harvey Morris * Frankie Darro as Jimmy Moore * Frank Sheridan as George Gorman * Al Hill as Mike * Paul Porcasi as Nick * George Chandler as Reporter

External links

* * 1935 films Warner Bros. films Films directed by Robert Florey 1935 romantic drama films American romantic drama films Films about journalists American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub