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Man joins a gang to free his girlfriend from prison.Man joins a gang to free his girlfriend from prison.Man joins a gang to free his girlfriend from prison.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.7K
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- Dashiell Hammett(story)
- Max Marcin(adaptation)
- Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
- Stars
- Dashiell Hammett(story)
- Max Marcin(adaptation)
- Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
- Stars
William 'Stage' Boyd
- McCoy
- (as William Boyd)
Terry Carroll
- Prison Inmate
- (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Norman Foster
- Shooting Gallery Patron
- (uncredited)
Paulette Goddard
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
- Baldy
- (uncredited)
A.R. Haysel
- Fourth Henchman
- (uncredited)
Matty Kemp
- Man Stabbed with Fork
- (uncredited)
- Dashiell Hammett(story)
- Max Marcin(adaptation)
- Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThis was Clara Bow's last film on her five-year contract, but due to her nervous breakdown, Sylvia Sidney replaced her after Nancy Carroll declined the part.
- GoofsNear the beginning of the film, in the sequence of the hat floating on the water, there is a small amount of water in the hat in a close-up shot (to see the owner's initials), but there is no water in the hat in longer shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
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A MUST for grit and noir fans!!!!!!!!!
If it had been made 2 years later it would have been BANNED! The number one MUST SEE recommendation of the day!. The best Rouben Mamoulian film I have seen this far (have but have not yet seen J+H).
There's no wonder why this film got less than 200 votes. A bigger greyzone that could not care less about what's proper would not be seen again until the 60's. As morally ambiguous and dark as 70's grit but with a certain charm as well. Of course this had to lay low in the later 30's and sadly it does not appear to have been re-discovered.
Seriously. This got it all. Great actors: Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney and the this time not so lovable Guy Kibbee. And a mighty good director. This far I haven't been RM's biggest fans but I have liked his films a lot and with this he steps into a new league. One of the best 30's films I have ever seen! This is something I never thought even existed! 9.5/10
There's no wonder why this film got less than 200 votes. A bigger greyzone that could not care less about what's proper would not be seen again until the 60's. As morally ambiguous and dark as 70's grit but with a certain charm as well. Of course this had to lay low in the later 30's and sadly it does not appear to have been re-discovered.
Seriously. This got it all. Great actors: Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney and the this time not so lovable Guy Kibbee. And a mighty good director. This far I haven't been RM's biggest fans but I have liked his films a lot and with this he steps into a new league. One of the best 30's films I have ever seen! This is something I never thought even existed! 9.5/10
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