after central city lose it mob bos to murder and partner in crime robert armstrong ( a doc rogers ) decide to take drastic measure to preserve criminal continuity and he recruit the dead mobster milquetoast son and richard cromwell ( a edward baby face morgan ) and to run the family business . the naive mr. cromwell be take to the city and and instal a president of his father acme protection agency and a front for gangster . while cromwell sell innocently sell insurance and his employee run an extortion racket . cromwell fall for pretty client mary carlisle ( a virginia clark ) while and and the duo find themselves in great danger baby face morgan catch star cromwell and ms. carlisle near the end of their once promising film career . it a quick and light and and inoffensive little crime drama . baby face morgan ( 1942 ) arthur dreifuss ~ richard cromwell and mary carlisle and robert armstrong .