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SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

1h 21m1939NRTMDb 6.9

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

H. C. PotterH. C. PotterDirectorEdward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonJohn R. IngramRuth HusseyRuth HusseyHelen IngramGene LockhartGene LockhartWilliam 'Bill' RameyBobs WatsonBobs WatsonHank IngramGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsMoose McCarthyJohn WrayJohn WrayConvict DiggsArthur HohlArthur HohlRawlinsEsther DaleEsther DaleSarahTrevor BardetteTrevor BardetteSouthern DeputyWillie BestWillie BestBunny · the JanitorStanley BlystoneStanley BlystoneOil WorkerWade BotelerWade BotelerPolice SergeantEd BradyEd BradyPrisoner Worrying About Dick TracyEverett BrownEverett BrownBlack PrisonerEddy ChandlerEddy ChandlerPrisoner Boss BrownGeorge CooperGeorge CooperReleased Prisoner HawleyJoseph CrehanJoseph CrehanMr. Blaine
Jack DaleyPolicemanFrank DarienFrank DarienRamey's Oil-Well WatchmanHal K. DawsonHal K. DawsonHotel Desk Clerk
Joe DominguezPedro
Harry FleischmannOil WorkerRobert HomansRobert HomansCooperCy KendallCy KendallSouthern SheriffVictor KilianVictor KilianWarden Frank MillerEthan LaidlawEthan LaidlawOil WorkerRobert MiddlemassRobert MiddlemassDesk SergeantCharles MiddletonCharles MiddletonSouthern Deputy
Art MilesFirst Truck DriverIvan MillerIvan MillerDetective Webber

Storyline

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Info

Status
Released
Released
8 September 1939
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director
H. C. Potter
Writers
David Hertz, William Ludwig, Endre Bohem
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English