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Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

The Father A Cop . . . The Son A Killer

1939•1h 20m•7.5/10
CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.5/10(2)

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Sgt. Shaun Madden

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis

Dennis Madden

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Albert Boylan Jr.

Fay Holden

Fay Holden

Mary Madden

Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Eileen Daly

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Piggy

Marion Martin

Marion Martin

Charlotte LePage

David Gorcey

David Gorcey

Punchy LePage

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Stemmy

Donald Haines

Donald Haines

Milton

Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel

Dove

John Kelly

John Kelly

Nero

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Nurse

Nell Craig

Nell Craig

Nurse

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Philadelphia

George Irving

George Irving

Police Commissioner

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Commissioner in 1919

Mary Field

Mrs. Daly

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Prisoner

Neil Fitzgerald

Casey (police broadcaster)

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