After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Johnny Blake | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Lee Morgan | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Al Kruger | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | 'Bugs' Fenner | |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Herman | |
| Joe King | ... | Capt. Dan McLaren (as Joseph King) | |
| Dick Purcell | ... | Ed Driscoll (as Richard Purcell) | |
| George E. Stone | ... | Wires Kagel | |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | Grand Jury Spokesman | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Ward Bryant | |
| Henry Kolker | ... | Mr. Hollister | |
| Gilbert Emery | ... | Mr. Thorndyke | |
| Herbert Rawlinson | ... | Mr. Caldwell | |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Nellie LaFleur | |
| Norman Willis | ... | Louie Vinci | |
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After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Buggs" Fenner thinks Blake is a police agent. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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new york city | manhattan new york city | fired from a job | greed | no music |Taglines:
WHO Rules The Rackets ? This picture puts the finger on the political higher-ups! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 June 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Balas o votos See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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MonoColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Al Kruger: You came close to it.
Johnny Blake: I wish I'd known it then. You'd have got some more. I wanted to get you on that rap.
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(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Allie Wrubel
Whistled by Edward G. Robinson
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First of five feature films starring both Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. The other four being Kid Galahad (1937), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Brother Orchid (1940), and Key Largo (1948). See more »Goofs
Early in the film while Johnny Blake (Robinson) is sitting at a table with Joan Blondell talking, one of the old "Mugs" he'd sent to sing sing prison walks over to him and smarts off. Without standing, he trips the mug with his leg and punches him to the floor. While leaning over and chastising the unconscious mug you can see that Blake's (Robinson) hair has moved forward on the right side and is messed up. In the next shot when he leans back up to the table to talk to Joan Blondell his hair is perfectly neat and combed. See more »Quotes
Johnny Blake: But I didn't get much out of you the last time I gave you a going-over.Al Kruger: You came close to it.
Johnny Blake: I wish I'd known it then. You'd have got some more. I wanted to get you on that rap.
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Soundtracks
The Lady in Red(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Allie Wrubel
Whistled by Edward G. Robinson
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The ridiculous title aside, this is an OK gangster film with more gab then guns, although there is an edge to the execution and display.
The script is interesting in a behind the scenes kind of way that lets us in on the money machines and political corruption that is Warners trademark of message movies. The attraction here is the two stars and the modern fascination with these actors and their tough guy personas and they don't disappoint.
This film is more sanitized and sterile then the best of the gangster films (as the newly defined Hays Code forced tricky gymnastic presentations of the seedy and the sultry). But the studio professionals were up to the task and a "new" type of underworld uncovering emerged on the screen. For better or worse.