Let 'Em Have It
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sam Wood
Richard Arlen
Virginia Bruce
Alice Brady
Bruce Cabot
Harvey Stephens
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
At the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., new federal agents are sworn in and trained. Among them is attorney Mal Stevens, who is assigned together with Van Rensseler and Tex to follow the criminal, Thompson. The trail leads to Joe Keefer, chauffeur to wealthy Buddy Spencer and his sister Eleanor, who was formerly engaged to Van. Fearing a kidnapping plot, Stevens, Van and Tex attend a Spencer society party, during which Eleanor receives a call that Buddy has been hurt. Keefer drives her to a location prearranged with the criminals, and just as they are about to abduct the unsuspecting Eleanor, the agents arrive and capture them. Despite the agents' suspicions, Eleanor insists that Keefer is innocent, even when he is sentenced for possession of a stolen pistol. She uses her influence to have Keefer released on parole and provides a farm for him and his parents. Meanwhile, Stevens and Van good-naturedly agree to compete for Eleanor's affection, and Thompson, who had been at work on a prison farm, escapes with his confederates when a getaway car drives by. A tip leads Stevens to the Carolina farm of the Keefers, where he discovers that Keefer has returned to the city and is leading a gang in a spree of violent bank robberies, determined to be a millionaire like the Spencers. Later a broken heel belonging to Lola, Keefer's moll, leads the federal agents to the gang's hideout. Buddy, who is now an agent despite his sister's wishes, finds the gang, but he is captured and killed just as Stevens and his companions enter. Some of the gang are captured, including Lola, who was left behind. Eleanor blames Stevens for Buddy's death, not knowing that Keefer was the murderer, but Van informs her of the identity of the killer on the trip back to the Justice Department. Because Keefer's photo appears on "wanted" lists across the country, he forces a doctor to give him face-altering plastic surgery, then has the doctor killed. When Lola refuses to talk, Stevens alters a photograph to show Keefer and a new girl, Milly, embracing, which prompts Lola to reveal the location of the new hideout. After removing the bandages on his head a week later, Keefer discovers that the doctor scratched his initials "JK" across his cheeks, so that the letters form hideous scars. The agents fake a call to lure the gang out of their hideout; however, in the confusion Keefer takes Stevens hostage. In the ensuing fight, Keefer is killed and Stevens is badly wounded. Finally, Van brings Eleanor to Stevens in the hospital.
Director
Sam Wood
Cast
Richard Arlen
Virginia Bruce
Alice Brady
Bruce Cabot
Harvey Stephens
Eric Linden
Joyce Compton
Gordon Jones
J. Farrell Mcdonald
Bodil Rosing
Paul Stanton
Hale Hamilton
Robert E. O'connor
Dorothy Appleby
Barbara Pepper
Matthew Betz
Harry Woods
Clyde Dilson
Matty Fain
Paul Fix
Donald Kirke
Eugene Strong
Christian Rub
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Wesley Barry
Ian Maclaren
George Pauncefort
Clarence Hummel Wilson
Katherine Clare Ward
Landers Stevens
Sidney Bracy
Garry Owen
Frank Moran
Bob Perry
Harrison Green
Terrance Ray
Richard Hemingway
William Moore
Jack Hatfield
Jack Mower
Ben Erway
Howard Hickman
Jerry Storm
Joseph King
Joseph Crehan
Selmer Jackson
Hooper Atchley
Sam Godfrey
Ben Hendricks Jr.
John Hale
Sherry Hall
Earl Eby
Patrick Cunning
Frederick Murray
Arthur Raymond Hill
Carl Stockdale
Edward Hearn
Charles Meakin
Fred Lee
Lee Willard
Ed Mortimer
Allan Cavan
Henry Herbert
Julia Bejarano
Lucile Robinson
Lillian Leighton
Edwin Argus
Frank Crane
Jack Cheatham
John Webb Dillon
Tom London
Joseph Girard
Shimada
Arthur Hoyt
Almeda Fowler
Jack Richardson
Lee Shumway
Tom Mcguire
Jessie Perry
James T. Mack
Franklyn Parker
Carlton Griffin
Gladden James
Ernie Alexander
Monty Vandergrift
Ed Peil
Don Brody
Arnold Gray
Tom Ford
Buddy Roosevelt
Lee Phelps
James Harrison
Bob Hall
Dale Van Sickle
David Horsley
Frank O'connor
Buddy Messinger
Eddie Chandler
Alphonse Martel
William Cline
Crew
Cliff Bergere
Al Boasberg
Harry Davies
Elmer Harris
Frank Maher
Joseph Moncure March
J. Peverell Marley
Robert Planck
John Ducasse Schultz
Edward Small
Nate Watt
Grant Whytock
Captain John Wilkie
Film Details
Technical Specs
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According to Daily Variety, the film's original title was Washington Correspondent, while Film Daily reported that during production, the title had been changed to Legion of Valor. In addition, a pre-production news item in Daily Variety noted that William Rollins was working on the script, but he is not listed in the film's credits nor in reviews. According to Motion Picture Herald, Captain Don Wilkie, father of John Wilkie, Jr., also served as technical adviser. The Wilkies were connected with the United States Department of Justice for many years, and Daily Variety indicated that the elder Wilkie was also a "crime commentator" on the radio.
