Easy Money
Directed by Phil Rosen
Written by Arthur T. Horman et al
1936/USA
Invincible Pictures Corp.
First viewing
I’ve been unable to find much information about this decent poverty-row production.
Dan Adams works for the District Attorney and loses the prosecution of a man for insurance fraud. It turns out he threw the case because the defendant was his brother. He resigns his position and gets a job with an insurance company(!) to flush out the big wheels behind the false claim ring, which has been operating under the front of an interior decorating business. Along the way he falls in love with a claims adjuster. The audience’s expectations are not challenged by the plot.
Photo of Onslow Stevens – film unknown
Easy Money is not a bad little police procedural type story, though nothing to write home about. This was the kind of thing that developed into film noir in the 40’s when the German immigrant directors got their hands on it. I caught it on Amazon Prime Watch Instant for free.
