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Dante's Inferno

  • 19351935
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
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6.6/10
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Dante's Inferno (1935)
DramaRomance
Jim Carter moves in on the McWade's carnival concession which shows scenes from Dante's "Inferno". He makes it a going concern, marrying Betty along the way. An inspector calls the amusement... Read allJim Carter moves in on the McWade's carnival concession which shows scenes from Dante's "Inferno". He makes it a going concern, marrying Betty along the way. An inspector calls the amusement pier unsafe but Carter bribes him. The pier collapses, leading to the inspector's suicide... Read allJim Carter moves in on the McWade's carnival concession which shows scenes from Dante's "Inferno". He makes it a going concern, marrying Betty along the way. An inspector calls the amusement pier unsafe but Carter bribes him. The pier collapses, leading to the inspector's suicide, injury to Pop McWade, trial for Carter, and Betty's leaving him. Carter starts over with... Read all
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    • Harry Lachman
  • Writers
    • Philip Klein(screen play)
    • Robert Yost(screen play)
    • Dante Alighieri(poem: "La Divina Commedia")
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Claire Trevor
    • Henry B. Walthall
    • Harry Lachman
  • Writers
    • Philip Klein(screen play)
    • Robert Yost(screen play)
    • Dante Alighieri(poem: "La Divina Commedia")
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Claire Trevor
    • Henry B. Walthall
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    • 22User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Jim Carter
    Claire Trevor
    Claire Trevor
    • Betty McWade
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • Pop McWade
    Alan Dinehart
    Alan Dinehart
    • Jonesy
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Alexander Carter
    • (as Scott Beckett)
    Robert Gleckler
    Robert Gleckler
    • Dean
    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
    • Dancer
    • (as Rita Cansino)
    Gary Leon
    Gary Leon
    • Dancer
    Willard Robertson
    Willard Robertson
    • Inspector Harris
    Morgan Wallace
    Morgan Wallace
    • Capt. Morgan
    Astrid Allwyn
    Astrid Allwyn
    • Girl in Stoke-Hold
    • (uncredited)
    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • Man in Stoke-Hold
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Mr. Williams
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Ashcraft
    Mary Ashcraft
    • Girl in Stoke-Hold
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Concessionaire's Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Zita Baca
    Zita Baca
    • Passenger in Boiler Room
    • (uncredited)
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Amusement Park Patron
    • (uncredited)
      • Harry Lachman
    • Writers
      • Philip Klein(screen play)
      • Robert Yost(screen play)
      • Dante Alighieri(poem: "La Divina Commedia") (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Spencer Tracy's erratic behavior on this film helped seal his fate with 20th Century-Fox. During filming Tracy disappeared from the set for weeks while on a drunken binge. He reportedly also showed up to the set one day surly and hung over and fell asleep in the "Manhattan apartment" set. The studio locked the stage while he was still asleep; Tracy woke up in a rage and started destroying sets, reportedly causing thousands of dollars worth of damage for which the studio billed him.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Dean: There's nothing left for me now, but Hell. I thought you might like to watch me go there.

    • Connections
      Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      The Wedding March
      (1843) (uncredited)

      from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"

      Written by Felix Mendelssohn

      Played on a hurdy-gurdy for the wedding photograph

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    Neglected masterpiece
    "Dante's Inferno" (1935) is a taut drama starring Spencer Tracy as a ruthless promoter who's determined to succeed, no matter who gets in his way. Eventually he gets a glimpse of Hell and sees the error of his ways ... but is it too late for him to repair all the damage he's done to other people's lives?

    This film was inspired by (but is not a remake of) a 1924 film with the same title: both films have the same premise but very different plotlines.

    We first see Tracy's character Jim Carter on the bottom rung: the Depression is on, and Carter is so desperate he takes a job as a blackface performer. Then he gets a job in a carnival attraction which offers the customers a quick ride through Hell (made of papier-mache).

    There's a brilliant performance by Alan Dinehart, one of those great supporting actors from Hollywood's golden age. Dinehart specialised in playing sharp guys on the edge of the law (or slightly beyond it), and this is one of Dinehart's best roles. Henry Walthall, the silent-film star, is also excellent here.

    The standout sequence in the film begins when Tracy is in hospital, recovering from injuries. Walthall brings him a copy of Dante's "Inferno", and proceeds to describe the horrible fates awaiting sinners in the afterworld. On screen, we see a series of stark tableaux in which naked men and women suffer eternal torments in Hell ... dodging flames, writhing in chains, turning into trees. For some reason, all the naked people in Hell have gorgeous physiques: apparently Hell doesn't take any chubsters.

    "Dante's Inferno" is often mentioned by Rita Hayworth fans, because this movie includes one of her very earliest film roles. (She was still performing as Margarita Cansino, her original name.) Hayworth/Cansino appears very briefly as a ballroom dancer aboard Tracy's gambling ship. This is a standout film, but if you think it's a Rita Hayworth movie you'll be disappointed.

    I strongly recommend "Dante's Inferno".
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    • Release date
      • August 23, 1935 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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