Shoot to Kill (1947 film)

Shoot to Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Berke
Written by	Edwin V. Westrate (writer)
Produced by	William Berke (producer) Maury Nunes (associate producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Music by	Darrell Calker Gene Rodgers
Distributed by	Screen Guild Pictures
Release date	1947
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Shoot to Kill, also known as Police Reporter is a 1947 black-and-white film noir 1947 American film directed by William Berke.

Plot summary

Being pursued by police cars, a fleeing motor vehicle crashes off the side of the road. The survivor relates the events that preceded the chase in flashback format.

A former gangster is framed by a corrupt district attorney. With his wife and an investigative reporter, he gathers proof of his innocence in hopes of clearing his name.

Cast

• Robert Kent as former gangster "Dixie" Logan aka Judge Joel Conroy
• Luana Walters as Logan's wife, Marian Logan
• Edmund MacDonald as the corrupt DA, Lawrence Dale
• Russell Wade as investigative reporter George "Mitch" Mitchell
• Vince Barnett as Charlie Gill
• Nestor Paiva as Gus Miller
• Charles Trowbridge as District Attorney John Forsythe
• Harry Brown as Jim Forman
• Ted Hecht as Al Collins
• Harry Cheshire as Mike Blake
• Joe Devlin as Smokey, Man Tailing Dale
• Eddie Foster as Bingo, Man Tailing Dale
• Frank O'Connor as Deputy Clem Sparks
• Sammy Stein as Blackie
• Robert Riordan as Ed Carter
• Gene Rodgers as Piano Player

Soundtrack

Gene Rodgers appears on screen performing two of his own compositions; the film's scorer was provided by Darrell Caulker.

External links

• Shoot to Kill at IMDb
• Shoot to Kill is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive