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They Won't Forget

  • 1937
  • Passed
  • 1h 35m
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7.2/10
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Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, and Edward Norris in They Won't Forget (1937)
A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.
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A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.

  • Director
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • Ward Greene
    • Robert Rossen
    • Aben Kandel
  • Stars
    • Claude Rains
    • Gloria Dickson
    • Edward Norris
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writers
      • Ward Greene
      • Robert Rossen
      • Aben Kandel
    • Stars
      • Claude Rains
      • Gloria Dickson
      • Edward Norris
    • 48User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Andy Griffin
    Gloria Dickson
    Gloria Dickson
    • Sybil Hale
    Edward Norris
    Edward Norris
    • Robert Hale
    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • Michael Gleason
    Allyn Joslyn
    Allyn Joslyn
    • Bill Brock
    Lana Turner
    Lana Turner
    • Mary Clay
    Linda Perry
    Linda Perry
    • Imogene Mayfield
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Joe Turner
    Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    • Detective Laneart
    Clinton Rosemond
    • Tump Scott Redwine
    E. Alyn Warren
    E. Alyn Warren
    • Prof. Carlisle P. Buxton
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Mrs. Hale
    • (as Elizabeth Risdon)
    Clifford Soubier
    • Jim Timberlake
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Detective Pindar
    Ann Shoemaker
    Ann Shoemaker
    • Mrs. Mountford
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Governor Mountford
    Donald Briggs
    Donald Briggs
    • Harmon
    Sibyl Harris
    Sibyl Harris
    • Mrs. Clay
    • (as Sybil Harris)
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Ward Greene
      • Robert Rossen
      • Aben Kandel
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The novel "Death in the Deep South" and this movie version were based on the notorious murder trial and subsequent lynching of Leo Frank. The film mentions the suspect's Northern background, which was a factor in his lynching, but does not mention that he was Jewish. The real-life victim, Mary Phagan, was only 13 years old, a far cry from Lana Turner's 16-year-old "sweater girl."
    • Goofs
      During the entire trial the shadow of the window is showing in the same place; behind the witness chair/over the back door of the courtroom.
    • Quotes

      Drugstore Clerk: What'll it all be be, ladies?

      Imogene Mayfield: Dope and cherry, Fred.

      Drugstore Clerk: [to Mary] How about you, half-pint?

      Mary Clay: Make mine a chocolate malt and drop an egg in it as fresh as you are.

      Drugstore Clerk: The hens don't lay 'em that good.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Angry Screen (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Kingdom Coming
      (1862) (uncredited)

      aka "The Year of Jubilo"

      Music by Henry Clay Work

      Played during the opening credits

    User reviews48

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    Frankly speaking
    It begins with a disclaimer that all characters are entirely fictitious, etc. etc., and cites as source material a novel, but you can't fool us: It's the Leo Frank trial of 1915, updated to the then-present-day South and with Frank's Judaism carefully removed. Other than that, the details are surprisingly close to the actual trial, and the downbeat ending chillingly mirrors reality. Warner Brothers, known in the 1930s as the socially conscious studio, had a message to flog, and in this case it goes a bit overboard: No character has more than one dimension, and even that excellent actor Claude Rains, as the DA, snarls and rolls his eyes and gesticulates wildly, overdoing the blind ambition bit. But for its day it's a pretty brave and out-there indictment against mob violence, bigotry, and sensationalism, particularly the latter. Indeed, the message one takes from it today is that the media hasn't really grown worse in the intervening years -- there's just more of it.
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    5
    • marcslope
    • Nov 2, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Death in the Deep South
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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