Tight Shoes (1941) DVD-R

Starring John Howard, Binnie Barnes, Broderick Crawford, Anne Gwynne,
Leo Carrillo, Samuel S. Hinds, Shemp Howard
Directed by Albert S. Rogell

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

This comedy-drama is adapted from a story by Damon Runyon and centers
on a mobster with unusually large feet. The trouble begins when the
big-footed crook buys a too-tight pair of shoes from a salesman and
decides to use the store as a front for an illegal gambling operation. After
buying the business, the crook tosses the salesman out. Angered at
losing his livelihood, the salesman listens to his girl friend and a
good-hearted city editor and begins looking to expose the crook. He
succeeds and the crook's angry bosses then take away his standing.
Meanwhile, the salesman suddenly finds himself hailed a hero; his ego
begins to swell and trouble ensues until his girl helps him put it all in
perspective. He marries her in the end.