Truck driver Bugs Raymond organizes the trucking associations and takes protection money. Now rich, he decides to marry socialite Dorothy Stone. She rejects him for another, so he plots to kidnap her on her wedding day.
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| Spencer Tracy | ... |
Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond
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| Marguerite Churchill | ... |
Dorothy Stone
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| Sally Eilers | ... |
Daisy De Lisle
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| Bob Burns | ... |
'Arkansas' Smith
(as Robert Burns)
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| John Wray | ... |
Kenneth Stone
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| Warner Richmond | ... |
'Nails' Markey
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| George Raft | ... |
Jimmy Kirk
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John Swor | ... |
Contractor
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| Leon Ames | ... |
Hood
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| Oscar Apfel | ... |
Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
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| Edwin Argus | ... |
Testimonial Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Cop in Montage (uncredited)
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| Dannie Mac Grant | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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| Eddie Hart | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Edgar Kennedy | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Henry Kolker | ... |
District Attorney (uncredited)
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| Dixie Lee | ... |
Stone's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Tom London | ... |
Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
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| Louis Mercier | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Paul Panzer | ... |
Cleaning Shop Victim (uncredited)
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| Bob Perry | ... |
Bob, Racetrack Tout in Speakesy (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Tom - Man in Sound Truck (uncredited)
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| Russ Powell | ... |
Testimonial Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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| Oscar Smith | ... |
Oscar - Bugs' Valet (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Rowland Brown | ||
Written by
| Rowland Brown | ... | (screenplay) |
| Rowland Brown | ... | (story) |
| Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Charles MacArthur | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Courtney Perrett | ... | (screenplay) |
| Courtney Perrett | ... | (story) |
| Courtney Terrett | ... | () |
| John Wray | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| William Fox | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Joseph H. August | ... | (photography) (as Joseph August) |
Art Direction by
| Duncan Cramer | ||
Costume Design by
| Sophie Wachner | ||
Sound Department
| W.W. Lindsay Jr. | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Pierluigi Scarpantonio | ... | audio restorer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Fox Film Corporation (1931) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1931) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
- Fox Film Company (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
- Fox Film Corporation (1931) (Australia) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
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| Taglines | The inside story of a 1931 racketeer-too smart to steal, too lazy to work- who made millions by making suckers of a million people- till love made a sucker of him! (Print Ad- New York Sun, ((New York NY)) 16 April 1931) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The square-cut diamond that cost $12,000 in 1931 would cost more than $250,000 in 2022. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in How to Succeed as a Gangster (1963). See more » |
| Soundtracks | St. Louis Blues See more » |
| Quotes |
Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond:
I'll bet we'll be the best-dressed people there. That's all anybody goes to the opera for. Jimmy Kirk: I thought they only went to hear the music. Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond: Sure, but those people sit up in the balcony. See more » |