I Take This Oath | Crime Drama (1940) August 19, 2025 sandra 1940’s Classic Movies </p> <h2>I Take This Oath | Crime Drama (1940)</h2> <p> I Take This Oath – The trials and tribulations of a group of newly sworn-in police officers.</p> <p>I Take This Oath (1940)<br /> Director: Sam Newfield<br /> Writers: William A. Ullman Jr., George Bricker<br /> Stars: Gordon Jones, Joyce Compton, Craig Reynolds<br /> Genre: Crime, Drama<br /> Country: United States<br /> Language: English<br /> Also Known As: Police Rookie<br /> Release Date: May 20, 1940 (United States)</p> <p>Synopsis:<br /> Steve Hannigan, joins the police force as a rookie after his father, a veteran policeman, has been murdered by a bomb placed by racketeers. Steve intends to find the gang-leader responsible for his father’s death. He frequents gangster hangouts, searching for a clue, and starts to neglect his Police-school classes, where he is training under the supervision of his sweetheart’s father, Captain Casey. He temporarily loses his police badge, but continues his quest.</p> <p>Reviews:<br /> The very first release from Producers Releasing Corporation is actually a decent, if cheaply shot second feature. The cast is very good, including J. Farrell MacDonald, Craig Reynolds, Veda Ann Borg, an unrecognizable Arthur O’Connell, and Robert Emmett O’Connor. I found the training montage some very nice editing.</p> <p>Of course, PRC would not maintain this level. It would soon fall into a habit of shoddy scripts and tiny budgets which would stifle any creativity. For the moment, though they were starting out strong for a Poverty Row house.<br /> – written by “boblipton” on IMDb.com</p> <p>Credit to : Artflix – Movie Classics</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
