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6 September 1930 (USA) morePlot:
An unemployed man hangs around his flat. Finally he puts a pistol in his pocket and walks out, leaving his wife in fear... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Routine Production, Fairly Clever Story moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Spencer Tracy | ... | Guy |
 | Katharine Alexander | ... | Ellen (as Katherine Alexander) |
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6 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Vitaphone)Certification:
USA:UnratedFilming Locations:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Guy refers to his automatic handgun as "the old Army revolver". moreFAQ
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Besides the chance to see a very young-looking Spencer Tracy, this short feature is worth seeing for its fairly clever story, despite the rather routine production quality. It's the kind of feature that used to be quite common, taking one plot idea and telling a simple story with, in this case, a twist at the end.
Tracy plays a World War I veteran who is down on his luck due to the depression. His endless, fruitless search for employment would surely have rung true with its original audiences, and while Tracy's style is not yet very polished, he is believable in portraying his character's rising desperation. This is increased by his wife's own fear and anxiety, and both are channeled so as to guide the viewer's expectations and set up the finale.
The climactic scene is really the whole reason for the movie, and it works rather well. With that and a situation that was all too familiar at the time, it's a relatively interesting miniature that comes off effectively enough, despite not having much more than that working for it.