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Hän ei ollut rikollinen

Original title: Dust Be My Destiny
  • 19391939
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
734
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John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to... Read allEmbittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-on... Read allEmbittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
734
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lewis Seiler
  • Writers
    • Robert Rossen(screen play)
    • Jerome Odlum(novel)
    • Seton I. Miller(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • John Garfield
    • Priscilla Lane
    • Alan Hale
  • Director
    • Lewis Seiler
  • Writers
    • Robert Rossen(screen play)
    • Jerome Odlum(novel)
    • Seton I. Miller(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • John Garfield
    • Priscilla Lane
    • Alan Hale
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    Henry Armetta and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)
    John Garfield, William Hopper, and Priscilla Lane in Hän ei ollut rikollinen (1939)

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    John Garfield
    John Garfield
    • Joe Bell
    Priscilla Lane
    Priscilla Lane
    • Mabel Alden
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Mike Leonard
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • Caruthers
    Billy Halop
    Billy Halop
    • Hank Glenn
    Bobby Jordan
    Bobby Jordan
    • Jimmy Glenn
    Charley Grapewin
    Charley Grapewin
    • Pop
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Nick
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Charlie Garrett
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Prosecutor
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Slim Jones
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Doc Saunders
    Frank Jaquet
    Frank Jaquet
    • Abe Connors
    Ferike Boros
    Ferike Boros
    • Delicatessen Proprietress
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Venetti
    Arthur Aylesworth
    Arthur Aylesworth
    • Magistrate
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Warden
    • (as William Davidson)
    George Irving
    George Irving
    • Judge
    • Director
      • Lewis Seiler
    • Writers
      • Robert Rossen(screen play)
      • Jerome Odlum(novel)
      • Seton I. Miller(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The original ending of the film called for Joe and Mabel to be shot to death, but the commercial failure of Karkuri (1937), which had a tragic ending, compelled the Warner Bros. studio heads to demand a happy ending. When writer Robert Rossen refused to write the new ending, Seton I. Miller was brought in to write it.
    • Goofs
      When Joe and Mabel are caught by Charlie embracing in the barn, she removes her hand from Joe's shoulder. But, in the next shot, her hand is back on his shoulder.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Joe Bell: Mabel, I just thought of something funny. This is the first time we've been on a train together and paid our fare.

      Mabel Bell: [giggling] This is the first time we've been on a train together, and you knew where we were going.

      Joe Bell: That's right. We're going home. We finally...

      Mabel Bell: [cutting Joe off] I know what you're going to say, Joe. We found a place to hang our hats.

      [Mabel throws her hat onto a clothes hook above them]

      Joe Bell: [as Joe throws his hat on top of Mabel's on the same hook] Yeah, a place to hang our hats.

    • Connections
      Featured in Red Hollywood (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      My Wild Irish Rose
      (uncredited)
      Written by Chauncey Olcott
      Played at the diner and sung by Nick
      Also played when Mabel and Joe say goodbye to Nick

    User reviews20

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    7/10
    Stands the Test of Time
    Optimism and hope versus cynicism and despair. Depression era tale of a wrongly accused ex-con taking on a society that never seems to give a guy an even break. Although he is given quite a few, fate intervenes and knocks him off his feet.

    Broke and running (once again) from a crime he did not commit, this time he has a companion (guardian angel) that understands him and guides, then forces, the troubled soul on a path of belonging to a world that can offer peace and a place to hang their hats.

    A very good, if typical, movie that during the depression was a fitting try at uplifting the downtrodden. An idealistic, progressive endeavor from a studio that could deliver a message and a Star that epitomized method acting before there was method acting.

    Although at times a bit over written and assuming it is a time capsule that stands the test.
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    • LeonLouisRicci
    • Sep 21, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1950 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Han var ingen brottsling
    • 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 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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