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Release Date:
15 April 1933 (USA) more
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A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud. | add synopsis
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Paltry but clever 30's thriller more (11 total)

Cast

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Pat O'Brien ... Andy Terrell
Evelyn Brent ... Carlotta Lamont
Neil Hamilton ... Lionel Houston
Mary Brian ... Diane Cromwell
Louis Calhern ... Christopher Bruno (as Louis Calhearn)
J. Carrol Naish ... Ramon Salvadore
Buster Phelps ... Ralph Henderson
Richard Tucker ... Graham Gaines
John St. Polis ... Grover Cromwell
Geneva Mitchell ... Evelyn Henderson
Wallis Clark ... Dist. Atty. Avery Henderson
Huntley Gordon ... Osborne
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Also Known As:
Public Be Damned
The Public Be Hanged (UK)
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Runtime:
80 min | USA:74 min (unrated version)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono | Mono (RCA Photophone System)
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One scene takes place in from of a theatre where posters for The Vampire Bat (1933) are on display. "The Vampire Bat" was one of Majestic's biggest hits, and remains the most widely seen of its existing films. It had gone into release about three months before the release of this film. more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Paltry but clever 30's thriller, 22 May 2006
3/10
Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

Most of these 30's thrillers/murder mysteries have been forgotten by now because, let's face it, they haven't got much to offer apart from – occasionally – a good story. This little film has a very decent story, fluently written dialogues and some really adequate acting performances, yet it simple can't be called memorable because of the shabbiness of the production. Pat O'Brien ("Hell's House") stars as an obtrusive reporter investigating the vicious assassination of a befriended District Attorney and unravels almost single-handedly an entire network of corruption, blackmail and political scandals. His performance is very good and he gets to say some very slick lines, yet the movie lacks a lot of action and continuity. There's one sequence near the beginning that I found particularly smart, showing how the assignment for murder is passed on to several involved parties and thus creating a complex structure that sadly never gets properly clarified. There are some more ingenious and dared ideas in the plot, but it all looks too poor for you to care. Feel free to avoid this one.

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