Margin for Error (1943)
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When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.
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Joan BennettSophia Baumer
Milton BerleMoe Finkelstein
Otto PremingerKarl Baumer
Carl EsmondBaron Max von Alvenstor
Howard FreemanOtto Horst
Poldi DurFrieda Schmidt
Clyde FillmoreDr. Jennings
Byron FoulgerPharmacist
Selmer JacksonMedical Examiner
Emmett VoganFingerprint ExpertLiesl HandlFrieda
Ludwig DonathHitler's VoiceMovie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWarDirector preference205874Actor preference191851 · 223503 · 274595
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What is Margin for Error about?
When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.
How long is Margin for Error?
Margin for Error has a runtime of 74 minutes.