Public Enemy's Wife
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Nick Grinde
Pat O'brien
Margaret Lindsay
Robert Armstrong
Cesar Romero
Dick Foran
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Gene Maroc and his wife Judith are serving time in prison for robbery and kidnapping. FBI agent Lee Laird is convinced that Maroc's testimony could put criminal Mike Corelli behind bars, and when Maroc refuses to talk, Lee questions Judith. She insists that she knew nothing about her husband's affairs and was convicted of a crime she did not commit. Now that she has served her sentence, she is determined to put the experience behind her. Before she leaves prison, Maroc warns her that if she ever remarries, he will kill her husband. After her divorce, Judith changes her name to Roberts and becomes engaged to Palm Beach playboy Thomas Duncan McKay, who does not know the truth about her earlier life. When Maroc sees their engagement announcement in the newspaper, he announces his intention to testify against Corelli. During the transfer from prison, he overwhelms his guards using gas and heads for Palm Beach. Maroc's escape sends Lee and fellow FBI agent Gene Ferguson to Judith's apartment to question her. Tommy arrives while they are there, and Judith is forced to tell him about Maroc. When Lee learns about Maroc's jealousy, he decides to use Judith's wedding as lure to capture Maroc. Tommy is not enthusiastic about the plan and fakes an injury in order to back out of the wedding. Lee decides to take his place, expecting Maroc to make his move before the ceremony is complete. Maroc senses a trap, however, and Lee and Judith are actually married. Continuing the deception, they pretend to leave for a honeymoon. Maroc once again avoids the FBI and kidnaps Judith from the hotel. After learning that Maroc plans to leave for Havana, Judith cuts the phone line and leaves a note asking the repairmen to contact Lee. Lee and his fellow investigators surround the hideout, and after a shootout, Maroc is captured. Judith and Lee realize they love each other and decide to stay married.
Director
Nick Grinde
Cast
Pat O'brien
Margaret Lindsay
Robert Armstrong
Cesar Romero
Dick Foran
Joseph King
Richard Purcell
Addison Richards
Hal K. Dawson
Harry Hayden
Alan Bridges
Kenneth Harlan
Selmer Jackson
William Pawley
Paul Graetz
Mary Treen
Isabel Withers
Alma Lloyd
Katherine Clare Ward
Ferdinand Schumann-heink
Jack Goodrich
Don Downen
Bernice Pilot
Charles Marsh
Jack Wagner
Alexander Cross
Eddy Chandler
Ted Oliver
Jack Mower
Ed Hart
Emmett Vogan
Mabel Colcord
Harry Hollingsworth
Ralph Dunn
Perc Teeple
Harry Harvey
William Wayne
Bert Kennedy
Sam Flint
Lowden Adams
Spec O'donnell
Cliff Saum
George Lloyd
Stuart Holmes
Eddie Shubert
Milton Kibbee
George Riley
Tom Wilson
Walter Walker
Gordon Elliott
Carlyle Moore Jr
Eddie Fetherston
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Modern sources credit David O. Selznick with contributions to the story. The film was released in Britain as G-Man's Wife. It was remade by Warner Bros. in 1941 as Bullets for O'Hara, directed by William K. Howard and starring Roger Pryor, Joan Perry and Anthony Quinn.
