Quick Millions (1931)

Truck driver Bugs Raymond organizes the trucking associations and takes protection money. Now rich, he decides to marry socialite Dorothy Stone. She rejects him for another, so he makes ... See full summary »

Director:

Rowland Brown

Writers:

Rowland Brown (screenplay), Rowland Brown (story),

Stars:

Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Spencer Tracy	...	Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond
Marguerite Churchill	...	Dorothy Stone
Sally Eilers	...	Daisy De Lisle
Bob Burns	...	'Arkansas' Smith (as Robert Burns)
John Wray	...	Kenneth Stone
Warner Richmond	...	'Nails' Markey
George Raft	...	Jimmy Kirk
John Swor	...	Contractor
Leon Ames	...	Hood (as Leon Waycoff)

Storyline

Truck driver Bugs Raymond organizes the trucking associations and takes protection money. Now rich, he decides to marry socialite Dorothy Stone. She rejects him for another, so he makes plans to kidnap her on her wedding day.

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Plot Keywords:

truck driver | racketeer | horse race | gangster | organized crime | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fortunes rapides

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Movie debut of Leon Ames.

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Quotes

Jimmy Kirk: Say, baby, what do you do with your spare moments?
Secretary: I like to go to wrestling matches.

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Connections

Referenced in Railroaded! (1947)

User Reviews

Quickly established Tracy as a screen presence.

Joining the other major studios during the early thirties in producing hardhitting gangster melodramas, Fox rushed their newest contract star into his second film. In Quick Millions Spencer Tracy plays a truckdriver who is just a bit more clever than his comrades and desires the easy life.In short order he sets about organizing the other city truckers and eventually eases out the racketeers until he, himself, becomes the labor boss to be reckoned with. Along the way to success Tracy's character begins to undergo changes and his desires ever grander.Sally Eilers, his faithful girl is shunted aside for the favors of society beauty Marguerite Churchill; fellow racketeers and pals begin to suspect his ability to lead and of course numerous enemies are plotting his downfall.

The action of the film does not rely so much upon shocking rub-outs (the way Little Caesar and Scarface had the same year) but the gradual degeneration of Tracy's morality and relationships. The picture was successful enough to quickly establish Tracy as a strong screen presence and won plaudits for first-time director Rowland Brown. Warner Richmond is great as Tracy's nemesis as are George Raft and Bob Burns(not so lovable in this one). Watch for Ward Bond and Edgar Kennedy.

See this wonderful gem when you can but, remember like so many early Fox films before 1935, it's tough to find.