John and Dorothy are happily married for 4 years when he's suddenly arrested for stealing money, which he did to support his wife's high tastes. George hires a lawyer for John to see that he gets prison time so he can movie in on Dorothy.
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| Richard Dix | ... |
John Day
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| Madge Evans | ... |
Dorothy Day
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| Conway Tearle | ... |
George Hollins
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| Una Merkel | ... |
Mamie
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| Stuart Erwin | ... |
Jerry
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| George 'Spanky' McFarland | ... |
Johnny Day
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| Isabel Jewell | ... |
Kate Lovett
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| James Bell | ... |
Slim
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| Raymond Hatton | ... |
Hart
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
Harry
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| John Larkin | ... |
Abraham
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Guard
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
O'Farrell
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| Ernie Adams | ... |
Second Piano Mover (uncredited)
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| Reginald Barlow | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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| Don Brodie | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Elise Cavanna | ... |
Gertie (uncredited)
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| George Cooper | ... |
Hospital Patient in Traction (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Thomas E. Jackson | ... |
Second Deputy (uncredited)
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| DeWitt Jennings | ... |
First Deputy (uncredited)
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| Tom Kennedy | ... |
Phil - First Piano Mover (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
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| Frank Sheridan | ... |
Prison Doctor (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Richard Tucker | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Clarence Wilson | ... |
Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Brabin | ||
Written by
| Zelda Sears | ... | (screen play) and |
| Eve Greene | ... | (screen play) |
| Morris Lavine | ... | (from the novel by) |
Produced by
| Lucien Hubbard | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
| Ted Tetzlaff | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Adrienne Fazan | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Eddie Imazu | ||
Costume Design by
| Adrian | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Music Department
| William Axt | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1933) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In this brutal prison drama a hen-pecked husband is sentenced to prison after getting caught with his hand in the company till. He is sent to a high-rise facility in LA. It seems the fellow was only following the instructions of his domineering, constantly nagging wife who, as soon as he is put away, takes up with a more successful businessman. This causes her new lover's ex-lover to get insanely jealous and kill the conniving wife. Written by iMovie-DL |
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| Taglines | SHE WANTED THE ROMANCE THAT WAS DENIED TO HER! (original herald - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Althought the onscreen credits specify the source material as "from the novel by Morris Lavine," no such novel has been found. It is likely the novel was never published. See more » |
| Goofs | In the body of the newspaper article about the murder, the word "stock" is misspelled "stocg". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Buried Loot (1935). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes See more » |
| Quotes |
Dorothy Day:
Well, things are exactly the way I'd like them; but, well, I'm like the little Hindu who doest the best he kin do. See more » |