Call a Messenger_
"THE DEAD END KIDS versus THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS Clashing head on...for control of the gutter!"
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.
Starring
Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Call a Messenger was released 87 years ago in 1939.
Overview
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds...
Call a Messenger is a Crime, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 5m.
CAST (10)
Billy Halop
Jimmy Hogan
Huntz Hall
'Pig'
Robert Armstrong
Kirk Graham
Mary Carlisle
Marge Hogan
Anne Nagel
Frances O'Neill
Victor Jory
Ed Hogan
Buster Crabbe
Chuck Walsh
El Brendel
'Baldy'
Jimmy Butler
Bob Prichard
George Offerman, Jr.
Big Lip
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What is Call a Messenger about?
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.
How long is Call a Messenger?
Call a Messenger has a runtime of 65 minutes (1h 5m).
Who stars in Call a Messenger?
The cast of Call a Messenger includes Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, Anne Nagel.
GENRES (2)
Crime
Drama