Summary
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
Audience score71%
IMDb6.7
Box office
4.3×its budget
- Budget
- $417 K
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it earned $1 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −24 min on the typical 106
typical 10682Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1942
June 13, 1942
84 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more17 people
- Humphrey BogartJoseph 'Duke' Berne
- Irene ManningLorna Fleming
- Richard TravisGeorge Anderson
- Susan PetersRuth Carter
- Stanley RidgesMartin T. Fleming, Attorney
- Minor WatsonWarden George Booth
- Chick ChandlerFrank 'Dancer' Smith
- Joe DowningFrenchy
Howard Da SilvaSandor
Murray AlperQuinto, a Convict
Roland DrewFaye
John RidgelyTim
Joe KingProsecutor Toohey
John HamiltonJudge
Virginia BrissacMrs. Booth
Eleanor ParkerTelephone Operator (voice)
Frank MayoDoctor (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Lewis Seiler Director
- Arthur Lueker Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Bertram Millhauser Writer
- Daniel Fuchs Writer
- Abem Finkel Writer
Production · 1
- Walter MacEwen Producer
Camera · 1
- Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jack Killifer Editor
Sound · 4
- Adolph Deutsch Original Music Composer
- Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
- Stanley Jones Sound
- Jerome Moross Orchestrator
Art · 1
- John Hughes Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Milo Anderson Costume Design
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 4
- Audrey Scott Stunts
- Harvey Parry Stunts
- Allen Pomeroy Stunts
- Bernhard Kaun Additional Music
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