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You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)

APPROVED 79 min  -  Drama | Crime  -   20 May 1939 (USA)
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Youthful tough Johnny Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Writers:

Robert Buckner (screenplay), Don Ryan (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Frank Wilson
Gale Page Gale Page ...
Madge Stone
Billy Halop Billy Halop ...
John 'Johnny' Stone
John Litel John Litel ...
Attorney Carey
Henry Travers Henry Travers ...
Pop, Sing Sing Librarian
Harvey Stephens Harvey Stephens ...
Fred Burke
Harold Huber Harold Huber ...
Tom Scappa
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
Red
Joe Downing Joe Downing ...
Smitty
George E. Stone George E. Stone ...
Toad
Joe King Joe King ...
Principal Keeper, 'P.K.' (as Joseph King)
Joseph Crehan Joseph Crehan ...
Warden
John Ridgely John Ridgely ...
Gas Station Attendant
Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Rawlinson ...
District Attorney
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nat Carr Nat Carr ...
Convict (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gun | Pawnbroker | Sing Sing | Murder | Robbery  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Explorando o Crime See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The original play opened in New York on 26 March 1937. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Even though Bogart's character asks for 5 gallons of gas (90 cents at 18 cents a gallon), gas station attendant John Ridgely is able to pump it in only 8 seconds, faster than any gas pump on record. See more »

Quotes

Sam: [after shining his shoes] There you are, Pop. There's one you can see your face in.
Pop, Sing Sing Librarian: What I want is one I can see YOUR face in.
[Sam laughs]
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Connections

Referenced in Invisible Stripes (1939) See more »