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Writers:
Jack Lait (novel) and
Tom Buckingham (dialogue)
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Release Date:
8 November 1931 (USA) more
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Cast

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Helen Twelvetrees ... Helen King Carlyle
Ricardo Cortez ... Goldie Gorio
John Garrick ... Steve Carlyle
Paul Hurst ... Goldie's Butler
Frank Conroy ... Markham King
Harry Carey ... McBaine
Frank McHugh ... Doc - Henchman
Kenneth Thomson ... Barnes - Henchman
Arthur Stone ... Dummy - Henchman
Emma Dunn ... Emma
William V. Mong ... Henry
Edgar Kennedy ... Buffington - Doorman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Gangster's Wife (USA) (working title)
The Mad Marriage (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
76 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System)

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1 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
based on al Capone's life, 7 December 2007
7/10
Author: malcolmgsw from london

What no one has yet pointed out is that there are so many references to Capone that it is rather uncanny.Cortez lives in a hotel as did Capone.He is protected by well armed guards as was Capone.A machine gun massacre takes place a clear reference to the St Valentins Day massacre.Furthermore this film has marked similarities with Scarface which was made ac ouple of years later in 1932.I have to say that this is an unjustly forgotten film.Despite some rather dated acting and a rather daft climax this is a gripping and well made film.The crash between a car and a streetcar is quite breathtakingly staged.So it is a film which whilst not in the first rank of gangster films eg Public Enemy and Little Caesar is nevertheless not far behind.

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