Call a Messenger
1939, English. Directed by Arthur Lubin.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 3 November 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Arthur T. Horman
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Call a Messenger runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Call a Messenger is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Call a Messenger isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 November 1939. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Call a Messenger?
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Who directed Call a Messenger?
Call a Messenger (1939) was directed by Arthur Lubin and stars Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong.