Boy Friend

A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet.

Cast

Jane Withers

as Sally Murphy

Arleen Whelan

as Sue Duffy

George Ernest

as Billy Bradley

Richard Bond

as Jimmy Murphy

Douglas Fowley

as Ed Boyd

Warren Hymer

as Greenberg

Robert Kellard

as Tommy Bradley

Minor Watson

as Capt. Duffy

Robert Shaw

as Cracker

Ted Pearson

as Callahan

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