Parole Fixer (1940) DVD-R

Starring William Henry, Virginia Dale, Robert Paige, Gertrude Micheal,
Richard Denning, Anthony Quinn, Jack Carson, Lyle Talbot, Louise
Beavers
Directed by Robert Florey

Print: black/white
Runtime: 68 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Parole Fixer is another entry in Paramount's unofficial "J. Edgar Hoover"
series, purportedly based on an actual case in the files of the FBI. The
plot revolves around the activities of crooked attorney Paul McGrath,
who secures paroles for big-time criminals by pulling a number of political
strings. Feeling particularly expansive, McGrath masterminds the
kidnapping of socialite Virginia Dale, using ex-con chauffeur Robert Paige
as an "inside man". When another of McGrath's stooges, Anthony Quinn,
bumps off FBI agent Jack Carson (established as a happy family man in
the early scenes, thereby signing his own death warrant!), Carson's
partner William Henry vows to bring the whole rotten bunch of crooks to
justice. Directed with split-second timing by Robert Florey, Parole Fixer is
a masterpiece of its kind.