A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Leslie Howard | ... | Alan Squier | |
| Bette Davis | ... | Gabrielle Maple | |
| Genevieve Tobin | ... | Mrs. Chisholm | |
| Dick Foran | ... | Boze Hertzlinger | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Duke Mantee | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Jackie (as Joseph Sawyer) | |
| Porter Hall | ... | Jason Maple | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Gramp Maple | |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Mr. Chisholm | |
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Lineman | |
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Adrian Morris | ... | Ruby |
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Nina Campana | ... | Paula |
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Slim Thompson | ... | Slim |
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John Alexander | ... | Joseph |
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Gabby lives and works at her dads small diner out in the desert. She can't stand it and wants to go and live with her mother in France. Along comes Alan, a broke man with no will to live, who is traveling to see the pacific, and maybe to drown in it. Meanwhile Duke Mantee a notorious killer and his gang is heading towards the diner where Mantee plan on meeting up with his girl. Written by MarlicOne {imdb@motechnet.com}
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hitchhiker | reference to jackie cooper | reference to all quiet on the western front | roadside eatery | diner |Taglines:
AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 February 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(Turner library print)Sound Mix:
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(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren Lyrics by Al Dubin
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 7, 1940 with Humphrey Bogart reprising his film role. See more »Goofs
The first time Leslie Howard is in the restaurant at the table with Bette Davis, he is on the point of lighting his pipe; in the next shot, he is not smoking. See more »Quotes
Alan Squier: Let there be killing. All this evening I've had a feeling of destiny closing in.See more »
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I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren Lyrics by Al Dubin
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A glorious movie based on a very wise and compassionate play. It is a savage indictment of a lifeless civilization. Confronted by death in a hostage situation, one elderly wife bitterly reproaches her husband of having stifled her personality: "You took my soul, you stenciled it on a card and filed it". Leslie Howard gives up his quest for bliss, and seeks to die in style for his beloved. Bogart represents nature lashing out against man. Alas, few movies from the thirties achieve this height of artistry. Hollywood makes a mistake when drawing plots from novels rather than plays. The concentrated compactness and intimacy of a play cannot be had from a sprawling novel.