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6.6/10   156 votes
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Director:
Writers:
J. Walter Ruben (story) and
Wells Root (story) ...
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Release Date:
31 May 1935 (USA) more
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A 1935 Gem of a Classic Film more (6 total)

Cast

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Lionel Barrymore ... Dr. Josiah Glass

Jean Arthur ... Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Chester Morris ... Jeff Crane
Joseph Calleia ... Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Kelly ... Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone ... Warden Alcott
Paul Hurst ... Rufe Parker, Sonny's Henchman
George E. Stone ... Butch, Sonny's Henchman
Sam Baker ... Mose Jones, Ex-Convict
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
B.I.D.J. (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
89 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

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Walter Brennan (Farmer), Arthur Byron, Dick Elliott (Gas Station Attendent), Sam Flint, Norman Phillips Jr. (Messenger Boy) and Monte Vandergrift are listed in studio records for this movie, but were not seen in the print. more
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Remade as The Get-Away (1941) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
A 1935 Gem of a Classic Film, 24 January 2007
8/10
Author: whpratt1 from United States

Always enjoyed the great acting of Lionel Barrymore, (Dr. Josiah Glass) "Key Largo" along with Chester Morris,(Jeff Crane) "Ghost Ship". This film is about the gangster era in the Mid-West, namely: Chicago, Milwaukee, and Racine, Wisconsin. The boss of the mobsters is Joseph Calleia who is a brother to Jean Arthur "Peter Pan" 1950 on Broadway NYC, who has not seen her brother for many years. Jeff Crane is an FBI agent and winds up getting deeply involved with Jean Arthur who follows him every where he goes; Jeff has no idea that the gangster he is after is Jean Arthur's brother. There is a great supporting cast of Paul Kelly,(Special Agent, James Duff) who is Jeff Crane's boss and tries to caution him that getting involved with Jean Arthur is going to be big trouble. Paul Kelly in real life served a prison sentence in San Quentin, Calif., and made a big come back into the movie industry. This is truly a gem of a picture with a great look back at old automobiles, furniture and crazy looking clothes and plenty of hats on both men and women.

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