One man, two faces, and enough fedoras to sink a studio lot.
Granite-jawed Jack Holt performs a dual role in Columbia's Trapped by G-Men.
Acting
Jack Holt's jaw could cut glass; he uses it.
Production
Columbia's Poverty Row thrills on a shoestring.
Director
Lewis D. Collins
Jack Holt
G-Man Martin Galloway, posing as Bill Donovan
Wynne Gibson
Alice Segar, posing as Mrs. Donovan
C. Henry Gordon
Kilgour
Jack La Rue
Fred Drake
Edward Brophy
Lefty
William Pawley
Harry Grady
Arthur Hohl
Henchman Blackie
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Federal Agent Jim
William Bakewell
Dick Withers
Eleanor Stewart
Nancy Higbee
Charles Lane
Fingers
Frank Darien
Dad Higbee
Lucien Prival
Franzy
Richard Tucker
Agency Chief Conover
George Cleveland
Miner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Holt was Columbia's rugged utility player, appearing in over 100 films between 1914 and his death in 1951.
The film's release coincided with J. Edgar Hoover's media campaign to glamorize the FBI, making 'G-Man' a household term.
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