It Can't Last Forever
“HE PULLED THE WOOL OVER THE WHOLE WORLD'S EYES!...BUT HE NEVER FOOLED THIS HARD-BOILED BLONDE!”
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Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's radio-program future-predicting cons gets out of hand.
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Edited by Gene MilfordShot by Allen G SieglerScored by Ben Oakland
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ralph Bellamy
as Russ Matthews
Betty Furness
as Carol Wilson
Robert Armstrong
as Al Tinker
Raymond Walburn
as Dr. Fothergill
Thurston Hall
as Fulton
Edward Pawley
as Cronin
Wade Boteler
as Police Captain Rorty
Charles Judels
as Mr. Appadelius
Barbara Burbank
as Young Torch Singer
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as Quartet with Barbara Burbank
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