Ernest Truex plays a street peddler named Pedott who has the uncanny ability to know exactly what a customer will need that day, which may give them a second chance, or save their life. Steve Cochran plays a thuggish man named Fred Renard, who discovers this ability, and bullies Pedott into repeatedly giving him what he needs to succeed, like winning at the racetrack, but what the mean-spirited Renard doesn't realize is that he can only go to this well so often, until Pedott decides to use what he needs to get away from Renard... Entertaining tale is no classic but builds nicely to a most amusing ending, and wry summation by Pedott.
Review of What You Need
