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.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Frank Wilson | |
| Gale Page | ... | Madge Stone | |
| Billy Halop | ... | Johnnie Stone | |
| John Litel | ... | Attorney Carey | |
| Henry Travers | ... | Pop | |
| Harvey Stephens | ... | Fred Burke | |
| Harold Huber | ... | Scappa | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Red | |
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Joe Downing | ... | Smitty |
| George E. Stone | ... | Toad | |
| Joe King | ... | Principal Keeper (as Joseph King) | |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | Warden | |
| John Ridgely | ... | Gas Station Attendant | |
| Herbert Rawlinson | ... | District Attorney | |
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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. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 May 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chalked Out See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Frank Wilson: Well how'd you like to have me shove 'em down your throat for you?
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The author of the play "Chalked Out", upon which this film is based is Lewis E. Lawes (1883-1947) who was the warden at Sing Sing prison from 1920 to 1941. Lawes wrote two books that were also turned into the films 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) (remade as Castle on the Hudson (1940) ) and Invisible Stripes (1939). See more »Goofs
Though Johnnie and Frank were nabbed for the gas station hold-up because of finger prints, Fred's gun apparently was never dusted for prints which would have had prints of all three. See more »Quotes
Scappa: Aw pee yourself, Frankie! Here's one guy that's cut all his teeth.Frank Wilson: Well how'd you like to have me shove 'em down your throat for you?
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I've always loved this movie a lot. I'm a Bogie fan and a Billy Halop fan, too, so this movie really interests me.
Halop should have gone on to stardom, as he had the looks and charisma to make it. I don't know what went wrong, but this film is a good indication of his growing acting ability.
It's also a step in the right direction towards breaking Halop away from his silly juvenile roles. He could easily play more sinister, dark roles, and this movie proves it.
The ending could have glossed over the Halop-Bogie clash, but didn't, and I like that.
It's a well-made little gangster film that deserves much better accolades.