Margin for Error (1943)

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DramaComedyCrimeWar

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.

Release Date

February 10, 1943

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

6.3/10 (7 votes)

Director: Otto Preminger

Cast: Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger, Carl Esmond, Howard Freeman, Poldi Dur, Clyde Fillmore, Byron Foulger

Full Cast (40 people)

Joan Bennett as Sophia Baumer
Milton Berle as Moe Finkelstein
Otto Preminger as Karl Baumer
Carl Esmond as Baron Max von Alvenstor
Howard Freeman as Otto Horst
Poldi Dur as Frieda Schmidt
Clyde Fillmore as Dr. Jennings
Byron Foulger as Pharmacist
Selmer Jackson as Medical Examiner
Emmett Vogan as Fingerprint Expert
Ludwig Donath as Hitler's Voice
Ferike Boros as Mrs. Finkelstein
Gary Breckner as American Announcer
Ralph Byrd as Pete - Dice-Playing Soldier
Ruth Cherrington as Dowager
Don Dillaway as Reporter
Paul Douglas as Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn as Desk Sergeant
J. Norton Dunn as Saboteur
Constant Franke as Gambler
Dick French as Photographer
Jack Gordon as Private
David S. Horsley as Jacoby
Joe Kirk as Officer Solomon
Perc Launders as Drugstore Soda Jerk
Carl M. Leviness as Dowager's Escort
Edward McNamara as Police Capt. Mulrooney
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Soldier
Bert Moorhouse as Roulette Croupier
Allan Nixon as Soldier

Margin for Error

Name: Margin for Error
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime, War
Released: 1943-02-10
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger, Carl Esmond, Howard Freeman