Easy Money (1936): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1936, Easy Money is a drama, crime and mystery film directed by Phil Rosen, running about 70 minutes.

What it’s about. Dan Adams resigns his position as prosecutor on the district attorney's staff and sets out to clean up a gang of fake-accident racketeers. He gets a job with an insurance company, and assures the company president he will get the goods on the gang or die in the attempt. At the company offices, he meets Carol Carter and she, believing he is a shyster (possibly redundant) lawyer in the employ of the racketeers gives him as little help as possible. Dan visits his brother Eddie, who is mixed up with the gang and tries to make him break away. Eddie is belligerent but finally, because of the pressure brought by Dan and his wife Tonia, agrees to go straight. The gang, led by "Duke" Trotti, fears he will squeal and they kill him, plus they make his death look like an accident and plan to collect on it. Dan is closing in on the gang when Carol, who is now his assistant, comes up with some conclusive evidence, but "Duke" has plans to get rid of her before she can give the information to Dan.

Who’s in it. Easy Money stars Onslow Stevens as Dan Adams, Kay Linaker as Carol Carter, Noel Madison as 'Duke' Trotti and Allen Vincent as Edward Adams, alias Edward Clayton, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Easy Money has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Easy Money page.

If you liked it. Fans of Easy Money tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.