Meet the Mob

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Release date: Apr 17, 1942

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Movie Info

Meet the Mob was also shipped out as So's Your Aunt Emma in deference to its star, dithery ZaSu Pitts. Aunt Emma (Pitts), a fiftysomething spinster, comes to the Big City to visit her prizefighter nephew Mickey (Bud McTaggart). Upon discovering that Mickey is mixed up with gangsters, Aunt Emma takes it upon herself to bring the criminals to justice. For this purpose, she teams with crusading reporter Terry (Roger Pryor). Things go from sublime to really ridiculous when the mobsters mistake Emma for a notorious murderess, whereupon they extend her every courtesy as own of their "own". While it's fun to see ZaSu Pitts "act tough" for the benefit of the villains, the fun wears thin when it's spread out over six reels.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Jean Yarbrough
Written By:

George Bricker, Ed Kelso
In Theaters:

Apr 17, 1942 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 26, 2005
Runtime:

62 minutes

Cast

Zasu Pitts
as Aunt Emma

Roger Pryor
as Terry

Warren Hymer
as Joe

Gwen Kenyon
as Maris

Douglas Fowley
as Gus Hammond

Elizabeth Russell
as Zelda

Tris Coffin
as Henderson

Lester Dorr
as Duke

Wheeler Oakman
as Blackie

Gene O'Donnell
as Steve

Irving Mitchell
as Crenshaw

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
as Mickey

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Audience Reviews for Meet the Mob

Jul 29, 2018

Middle-aged country spinster goes to the big city where she runs afoul of smooth talking mob hustlers, crooked boxing promoters, and slickster newspaperman. It'll take all of her backwoods common sense to steer clear of all the malarkey and murder. Typical B-movie filler running on common us-against-them stereotypes and quirky charm. Save it for next to last.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer