Heroes in Blue (1939 film)

Heroes in Blue
Directed byWilliam Watson
Written byCharles Williams
Charles W. Curran
Produced byT.R. Williams
StarringDick Purcell
Bernadene Hayes
Frank Sheridan
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byBruce Schoengarth
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • 7 November 1939 (1939-11-07)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Heroes in Blue is a 1939 American crime film produced by T.R. Williams for Monogram Pictures, directed by William Watson and starring Dick Purcell, Bernadene Hayes and Frank Sheridan. The screenplay was written by Charles Williams from an original story by Charles Williams and Charles Curran.[1][2] The film was released on November 7, 1993.

Moran, a gangster, hires Joe Murphy to make a large wager on a horse race, but he doesn't make the bet in time. The horse wins, but Moran's men believe Joe is about to run off with the payoff, and one of them is killed in an argument with Joe. Joe's father Mike, who is a night watchman, tries to make a deal with Moran but it backfires. Joe's policeman brother, Terry, has to go after his brother who is now wanted for murder, while also making sure Moran ends up behind bars.

  1. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2017). 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 293–4. ISBN 9781442278059.
  2. ^ Langman, Larry; Finn, Daniel (1995). A guide to American crime films of the thirties. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780313295324.