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Johnny Apollo (1940)The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release. Director:Henry Hathaway |
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Bob Cain
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| Dorothy Lamour | ... |
'Lucky' Dubarry
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| Edward Arnold | ... |
Robert Cain Sr.
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| Lloyd Nolan | ... |
Mickey Dwyer
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| Charley Grapewin | ... |
Judge Emmett T. Brennan
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| Lionel Atwill | ... |
Jim McLaughlin
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| Marc Lawrence | ... |
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Dr. Brown
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Harry Rosenthal | ... |
Piano Player
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Russell Hicks | ... |
District Attorney
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Fuzzy Knight | ... |
Cellmate
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Assistant District Attorney
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Selmer Jackson | ... |
Warden
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Judge
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John Hamilton | ... |
Judge
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Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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COMPELLING POWER! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 April 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dance with the Devil See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Main Reporter: [Sarcastically] That's why you got the 10 - to figure it out.
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(1940)
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Performed by Dorothy Lamour (uncredited) at the Club Paradise
Also danced by chorus girls
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20th Century Fox held a preview screening of "Johnny Apollo" at the Victoria Theater in Ossining, New York on March 15, 1940 for 34 college newspaper editors as reported by the New York Times on March 16th. Ossining was chosen since prison exteriors for the film were shot at nearby Sing Sing. See more »Quotes
Prisoner Tom Dugan: I steal an empty slot machine and get 10 years, and this guy steals a million and gets 5. Figure that out, will yuh?Main Reporter: [Sarcastically] That's why you got the 10 - to figure it out.
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Soundtracks
"Dancing for Nickels and Dimes"(1940)
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Performed by Dorothy Lamour (uncredited) at the Club Paradise
Also danced by chorus girls
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I found this to be a fairly interesting crime story, the emphasis being more on the story and less on the action. What little action there is takes place at the end of the movie.
Lloyd Nolan plays a low-key gangster and Tyrone Power plays a guy who exhibits good and bad. Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Charley Grapewin and Lionel Atwill all add to this talented cast. Lamour's tough-talking "dame" character and good cinematography helped this movie be characterized as a very early entry into the film noir genre.
The problem with the movie was the believability of the story. There were too many unanswered questions in here. Why was this person arrested? How and why could this happen, and that? There are lots of holes in here and sometimes they were so prevalent they broke up the continuity of the story.
Okay for one curious look but not worth a purchase, although it's still not available on DVD anyway, and few people buy new VHS tapes anymore.