Illegal (1932): Cast
Illegal is a 1932 crime drama directed by William C. McGann, starring Ivor Barnard as Albert, Isobel Elsom and Margot Grahame. It runs 1 hour 11 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 11m (71 min)
- Director
- William C. McGann
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. First National
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Illegal About?
The premise of Illegal without spoilers.
She throws out her second husband after he ruins her finances with gambling and alcohol. Using a windfall, she secretly opens an illegal nightclub and gambling den to fund a high‑society education for her daughters. When police shut it down, the sisters take over, legalize it, but their rivalry grows and ex‑husband returns, threatening everything.
Illegal Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- nightclub owner
- wife leaves husband
- after hours club
- prostitute
- cleavage
- barefoot girl
- monocle
- sisters relationship
- blackmail
- social class
- nurse
- wife kicks husband out of the house
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- 1920s
- husband wife relationship
- london england
- girl wears a nightgown
- side boob
- roulette wheel
- teenage daughter
- closing time
- london bobby
- pianist
- camera shot of a woman's legs
- stepfather attracted to stepdaughter
- scarecrow
- fur stole
- bowler hat
- horse drawn carriage
- london taxi
- time jump
- female entrepreneur
- teenage girl wears a school uniform
- stepfather trues to seduce stepdaughter
- lying about age
- undercover police officer
- winning a bet
- straw hat
- illegal gambling
- younger version of character
- female business owner
- social climber
- jazz band
- mother daughter relationship
- bookie
- girls' boarding school
- girl sits on a man's lap
- single mother
- siblings share a bed
- camera shot of a girl's feet
- father and daughter reunited
Illegal Cast & Characters
Ivor Barnard leads the cast as Albert, with Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean and Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner. Directed by William C. McGann; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director William C. McGann
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Ivor Barnard as Albert - Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
- Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner
- D.A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean (as D.E. Clarke-Smith)
More from William C. McGann
More films directed by William C. McGann: American Empire, Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die, In Old California and Highway West.
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Illegal FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Illegal, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Illegal?
Illegal runs 1 hour 11 minutes (71 minutes).
When was Illegal released?
Illegal was released on April 26, 1932.
Who directed Illegal?
Illegal was directed by William C. McGann.
More films by William C. McGann Who is in the cast of Illegal?
Illegal stars Ivor Barnard as Albert, Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean and Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner, among 4 credited actors.
Does Illegal have a post-credit scene?
No. Illegal has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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