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Director:
Writers:
Samuel G. Engel (story) and
Hal Long (story) ...
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Release Date:
19 April 1940 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Not since "Jesse James" has he had such as role! more
Plot:
The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release. full summary | add synopsis
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 (From New York Post. 22 July 2008, 12:49 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tyrone Power ... Bob Cain aka Johnny Apollo

Dorothy Lamour ... Lucky Dubarry
Edward Arnold ... Robert 'Pop' Cain Sr.
Lloyd Nolan ... Mickey Dwyer aka The Mick
Charley Grapewin ... Judge Emmett T. Brennan
Lionel Atwill ... Jim McLaughlin
Marc Lawrence ... Bates
Jonathan Hale ... Dr. Brown
Harry Rosenthal ... Piano Player
Russell Hicks ... District Attorney
Fuzzy Knight ... Cellmate

Charles Lane ... Assistant District Attorney
Selmer Jackson ... Warden (as Selmar Jackson)
Charles Trowbridge ... Judge Penrose
John Hamilton ... Judge
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dance with the Devil (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
94 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #5935) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene with Johnny and his father talking in the bedroom, the photo over Johnny's shoulder of his mother, is a picture of Tyrone Power's mother. more
Quotes:
Lucky Dubarry: I'm leaving town.
Robert 'Pop' Cain Sr.: Where to?
Lucky Dubarry: As far as 20 bucks and a mink coat will take me.
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Dorothy Lamour Won My Heart, 23 October 2002
Author: jimddddd from Hollywood, CA

"Johnny Apollo" is a better than average film for 1940, and it's worth watching if for no other reason than a four-minute segment in which sultry Dorothy Lamour, all dark eyes and pouty lips, sings "This Is the Beginning of the End" in a stunning, torchy alto. The song was a 1952 hit for singer Don Cornell, but his version pales beside Lamour's soulful rendition here. Her role as "Lucky" completely trumps her best known role as a foil for Hope & Crosby in the Road pictures. I have a whole new respect for her now as a singer, an artist and a sex symbol.

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