A tough prosecutor who has sent dozens of criminals to prison finds himself framed on a bribery charge and winds up in prison himself.A tough prosecutor who has sent dozens of criminals to prison finds himself framed on a bribery charge and winds up in prison himself.A tough prosecutor who has sent dozens of criminals to prison finds himself framed on a bribery charge and winds up in prison himself.
- Maxie
- (as Guinn Williams)
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis film made MGM the modest profit of $22,000 according to studio records.
- Quotes
Steve Donegan: [sits down to eat his lunch] Ohhh boy, look at that- liver and onions!
'Wibbie' Yern: Wait- you can't eat onions. Another hour you'll be leaning over the jury box.
Steve Donegan: [looks down at plate in disappointment, puts down knife and fork] You're right.
'Wibbie' Yern: Boy, what a narrow squeak.
[takes Steve's plate]
'Wibbie' Yern: Lucky for *you*, *I* was here.
[sits down to eat]
Steve Donegan: Yeah...
- ConnectionsFeatures The Big House (1930)
- SoundtracksA Hot Time in the Old Town
(1896) (uncredited)
Music by Theodore A. Metz
Lyrics by Joe Hayden
In the score during the election montage
Walter Pidgeon plays a district attorney who is a decent and honest man. As a result, organized crime hates him and they frame him for a crime he did not commit--and he's sent to prison. Naturally, many of his fellow prisoners hate him and want to kill him. With the help of a woman he sent to prison (she, too, was framed) and a nice prison doctor (Paul Kelly) he hopes to prove his innocence. However, and this REALLY is dumb, Pidgeon undergoes a magical transformation near the end that really undoes all the good writing and acting before this--and the film is, unfortunately, wrapped up way too quickly and perfectly to make it anything other than an average time-passer. High points for the film is the acting of Pidgeon and some interesting plot ideas--and they are able to carry the film further than it should have been.
By the way, it's ironic that Kelly was cast as the nice prison doctor, as he actually served time in prison for killing a man. He's one of the very few actors I can think of that had left acting due to prison and was able to make a successful return once released.
- planktonrules
- May 6, 2011
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- Six Thousand Enemies
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- $204,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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