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You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lewis Seiler
  • Writers
    • Robert Buckner(screen play)
    • Don Ryan(screen play)
    • Kenneth Gamet(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Gale Page
    • Billy Halop
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lewis Seiler
  • Writers
    • Robert Buckner(screen play)
    • Don Ryan(screen play)
    • Kenneth Gamet(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Gale Page
    • Billy Halop
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    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Humphrey Bogart in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    "You Can't Get Away With Murder" 1939 Warner Bros.
    Billy Halop and Henry Travers in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Humphrey Bogart and Billy Halop in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Humphrey Bogart, Billy Halop, and Harold Huber in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Humphrey Bogart and Billy Halop in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Gale Page in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Humphrey Bogart in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Humphrey Bogart in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Humphrey Bogart in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    Billy Halop and Henry Travers in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)

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    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Frank Wilsonas Frank Wilson
    Gale Page
    Gale Page
    • Madge Stoneas Madge Stone
    Billy Halop
    Billy Halop
    • Johnnie Stoneas Johnnie Stone
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Attorney Careyas Attorney Carey
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Popas Pop
    Harvey Stephens
    Harvey Stephens
    • Fred Burkeas Fred Burke
    Harold Huber
    Harold Huber
    • Scappaas Scappa
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Redas Red
    Joe Downing
    • Smittyas Smitty
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Toadas Toad
    Joe King
    Joe King
    • Principal Keeperas Principal Keeper
    • (as Joseph King)
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Wardenas Warden
    John Ridgely
    John Ridgely
    • Gas Station Attendantas Gas Station Attendant
    Herbert Rawlinson
    Herbert Rawlinson
    • District Attorneyas District Attorney
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Samas Sam
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Tourist on Boatas Tourist on Boat
    • (uncredited)
    Edwin Brian
    • Billiards Observeras Billiards Observer
    • (uncredited)
    Frankie Burke
    Frankie Burke
    • Billard Playeras Billard Player
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Seiler
    • Writers
      • Robert Buckner(screen play)
      • Don Ryan(screen play)
      • Kenneth Gamet(screen play)
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    Storyline

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    Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
    • pawnbroker
    • murder
    • crime wave
    • prison life
    • reference to gettysburg address
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    • Taglines
      • A dramatic bombshell !
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Film-Noir
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In Invisible Stripes (1939), Humphrey Bogart and Lee Patrick are seen leaving a theater showing this movie.
    • Goofs
      When Frank returns to his apartment after the pawn shop robbery, a moving shadow of the boom microphone is briefly visible on the door frame above his head.
    • Quotes

      Frank Wilson: Maybe this'll help you out. There's only two guys know who did the shootin' and one of them's dead, and the other one's gonna be if he don't keep his trap shut...

      [Pointedly]

      Frank Wilson: Good night, Johnny!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Invisible Stripes (1939)

    User reviews20

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    "They're smart but I'm smarter -- I pay income tax."
    One of those fun urban crime dramas that Warner Bros. excelled at in the 1930s. This one stars Humphrey Bogart as a crook who corrupts teenage street tough Billy Halop (sans the rest of the Dead End Kids) into committing armed robbery and framing Halop's sister's boyfriend for murder. Soon Bogie and Halop are arrested and sent to prison together while the boyfriend (dull Harvey Stephens) faces possible execution for a crime he didn't commit.

    Bogart is fine in a role he could play in his sleep but he doesn't get as much to do as Halop, who WB clearly had high hopes for. Halop is alright when he's playing to his Dead End Kids persona but when he gets melodramatic, the result is over the top. Great character actors like Henry Travers, Harold Huber, John Litel, Joseph Crehan, and Joe Sawyer add color to the cast and liven things up. Travers is especially good. Lovely Gale Page plays Halop's sister and gives a sympathetic turn. It's not one of the better examples from this genre but I doubt many fans will complain about it or feel like it's time wasted.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chalked Out
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • First National Pictures
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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