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Blind Alley (1939)

APPROVED 69 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   11 May 1939 (USA)
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Gangster Hal Wilson takes psychiatrist Dr. Shelby hostage. While captive, the doctor analyzes Wilson as though he were a patient.

Director:

Charles Vidor

Writers:

Philip MacDonald (screenplay), Michael Blankfort (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Chester Morris ...
Hal Wilson
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy ...
Dr. Anthony Shelby
Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak ...
Mary
Joan Perry Joan Perry ...
Linda Curtis
Melville Cooper Melville Cooper ...
George Curtis
Rose Stradner Rose Stradner ...
Doris Shelby
John Eldredge John Eldredge ...
Dick Holbrook (as John Eldridge)
Ann Doran Ann Doran ...
Agnes
Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence ...
Buck
Stanley Brown Stanley Brown ...
Fred Landis
Scotty Beckett Scotty Beckett ...
Davy Shelby
Milburn Stone Milburn Stone ...
Nick
Marie Blake Marie Blake ...
Harriet
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Storyline

Following a prison break, Hal Wilson, a ruthless killer takes refuge in the home of a psychiatrist, Dr. Shelby. While Wilson is attempting to make a safe getaway, Dr. Shelby is busily trying to analyze his captor and find out just what, in his dark past, made him the man he now has become. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Hostage | Warden | Trooper | Student  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

L'étrange rêve See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

James Warwick's play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 24 September 1935 and closed in January 1936 after 119 performances. The opening night cast included George Coulouris as Dr. Shelby and Roy Hargrave as Hal Wilson. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The gangster's fingers are supposedly paralyzed, but when he pushes the "Insanity and the Criminal Mind" book back onto the shelf, you can clearly see him flick it into place with one of his "paralyzed" fingers. See more »

Connections

Version of Blind Alley (1941) See more »

Soundtracks

"Far Above Cayuga's Waters"
(ca 1870) (uncredited)
(Cornell University's "Alma Mater")
Music (from the song "Annie Lisle") by H.S. Thompson (1857)
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