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A Man Betrayed is a 1941 American comedy crime drama film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Wayne, Frances Dee and Edward Ellis.^[1] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. It was released in Britain under the alternative title. Citadel of Crime.

Plot

Bucolic lawyer Lynn Hollister fights big-city corruption when he tries to prove that politician Tom Cameron is a crook. Hollister is in love with the politician's daughter Sabra.^[2]

Cast

John Wayne as Lynn Hollister
Frances Dee as Sabra Cameron
Edward Ellis as Boss Thomas "Tom" Cameron
Wallace Ford as Casey ("Globe" newspaper reporter)
Ward Bond as Floyd, Amato's goon
Harold Huber as Morris "Morrie" Slade
Alexander Granach as T. Amato, Club Inferno Manager
Barnett Parker as George, the Camerons' Butler
Edwin Stanley as the Prosecutor
Harry Hayden as lawyer Don Langworthy
Tim Ryan as Mr. Wilson, insurance agent
Russell Hicks as District Attorney C. R. Pringle
Pierre Watkin as the Governor
Ferris Taylor as Mayor Al

References

^ Hal Erickson (2015). "A Man Betrayed". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ Hal Erickson. "A Man Betrayed (1941) - John H. Auer - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

A Man Betrayed at IMDb
A Man Betrayed at AllMovie
A Man Betrayed at the TCM Movie Database
A Man Betrayed at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2015). "A Man Betrayed". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[2] Hal Erickson. "A Man Betrayed (1941) - John H. Auer - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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