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Release Date:
29 January 1937 (USA) moreTagline:
He robbed... kidnapped... he murdered... Because of the love of one woman!Plot:
Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city. She is in love with a career criminal named Eddie... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
depressing melodrama moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Sylvia Sidney | ... | Joan Graham Taylor | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Eddie Taylor | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Stephen Whitney | |
| Jean Dixon | ... | Bonnie Graham | |
| William Gargan | ... | Father Dolan | |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | Dr. Hill | |
| Charles 'Chic' Sale | ... | Ethan (as Chic Sale) | |
| Margaret Hamilton | ... | Hester | |
| Warren Hymer | ... | Buggsy | |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... | Rogers (misspelled Roger in closing credits) (as Guinn Williams) | |
| John Wray | ... | Warden Wheeler | |
| Walter De Palma | ... | Monk Mendall |
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86 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System)Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1937) | USA:Approved (PCA #2944) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)MOVIEmeter: 
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Joan Graham: Anywhere's our home. On the road. Out there on a cold star. Anywhere's our home. moreSoundtrack:
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Fritz Lang did a great job with this well-acted, uniquely photographed drama from the '30s. It's not anything to see if you're looking for a lift, though. Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney, so young it's unbelievable, play a husband and wife escaping the law. Sidney is a secretary who falls in love with a convict and marries him as soon as he gets out of prison. He's a three-time felon and has a tough time getting back into society. Ultimately, he's convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to death row. He escapes with Sidney and they become sort of a Bonnie and Clyde on the run for the Canadian border.
There are some plot problems, for instance, how Fonda got the gun in order to escape. Also, the boss at the trucking firm where he works is over the top in his dislike for Fonda and refuses to give him another chance.
The acting is very intense from both Sidney and Fonda. Looking at the young Fonda, one can really see where Jane got her looks. This isn't a big film, nor is it a happy one, but it's worth seeing.