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Dead End (1937)

APPROVED 93 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   27 August 1937 (USA)
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The Dead End Kids, an unemployed architect, and gangster Baby Face Martin interact with an East Side neighborhood over one day and night.

Director:

William Wyler

Writers:

Lillian Hellman (screenplay), Sidney Kingsley (play)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvia Sidney ...
Drina
Joel McCrea ...
Dave
Humphrey Bogart ...
Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie ...
Kay
Claire Trevor ...
Francey
Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins ...
Hunk
Marjorie Main Marjorie Main ...
Mrs. Martin
Billy Halop Billy Halop ...
Tommy
Huntz Hall Huntz Hall ...
Bobby Jordan Bobby Jordan ...
Angel
Leo Gorcey Leo Gorcey ...
Spit (as Leo B. Gorcey)
Gabriel Dell Gabriel Dell ...
Bernard Punsly Bernard Punsly ...
Milty
Charles Peck Charles Peck ...
Philip
Minor Watson Minor Watson ...
Mr. Griswald
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Storyline

Gangster Baby Face Martin goes back to the East Side street where he grew up to see his mother, who denounces him as a murderer, and his childhood girlfriend who is now a streetwalker. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Architect | Slum | Dead End Kids | Murderer  | See more »

Taglines:

THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN! (1944 reissue print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dead End: Cradle of Crime See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to get past the censors, all references to Francey's "profession" were veiled (although it was mentioned in the original play on which the film was based), even the fact that she was suffering from the late stages of syphilis, which was never mentioned by name. See more »

Quotes

Milton 'Milty': You think I'm some dope?
Spit: Yeah, a dope what smells on ice.
Tommy Gordon: Stand up to him, Milty. Stand up to him.
Milton 'Milty': What's a matter? You wanna fight?
Spit: Yeah.
Milton 'Milty': Ya do?
Spit: Yeah!
Milton 'Milty': Well, join the army!
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Connections

Referenced in Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Prisoner's Song"
(1924)
Written by Guy Massey
Played on a kazoo by Bobby Jordan and sung by the boys See more »