Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.
Joe Downing
- Frank Diamond
- (as Joseph Downing)
Scotty Beckett
- Mike O'Mara as a Child
- (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
- Policeman with Doorman
- (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
- Jerry Donovan as a Child
- (uncredited)
Neal Burns
- Emergency Squad Man
- (uncredited)
Howard Christie
- Emergency Squad Man
- (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
- Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Diamond's Henchman
- (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
- Policeman at Headquarters
- (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
- James Brewster
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was no 57.734 on the Swedish Censorship Board. It was not allowed to be shown at Swedish cinemas, and Universal apparently never cared to make any cuts.
- GoofsAt the end of the movie, the memorial park sign, shown twice, dedicates the park to the Boys of Hell's Kitchen. In the playground scene, there are plenty of Girls in dresses.
Featured review
Fair Drama
Devil's Party, The (1938)
** (out of 4)
Okay, the story here is pretty confusing but I'll try to explain it. Four kids, growing up in Hell's Kitchen, have their lives changed when the oldest pulls a prank, which sets a warehouse on fire. He's sent to reform school but twenty years later he's out on the streets as a gambler/night club owner. Two of the other friends are cops and another is a priest. The gambler sends a couple men to rough a guy up but they eventually kill him and the two cops are put on the case. This film only runs 61-minutes but it seems the screenplay was missing around twenty minutes worth of additional footage that might have tied up various plot holes. With that said, I found myself somewhat entertained but there's really nothing going on in the film. I've heard this was an influence on Leone's Once Upon a Time in America but that connection would be very loose. Victor McLaglen stars.
** (out of 4)
Okay, the story here is pretty confusing but I'll try to explain it. Four kids, growing up in Hell's Kitchen, have their lives changed when the oldest pulls a prank, which sets a warehouse on fire. He's sent to reform school but twenty years later he's out on the streets as a gambler/night club owner. Two of the other friends are cops and another is a priest. The gambler sends a couple men to rough a guy up but they eventually kill him and the two cops are put on the case. This film only runs 61-minutes but it seems the screenplay was missing around twenty minutes worth of additional footage that might have tied up various plot holes. With that said, I found myself somewhat entertained but there's really nothing going on in the film. I've heard this was an influence on Leone's Once Upon a Time in America but that connection would be very loose. Victor McLaglen stars.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 26, 2008
Details
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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