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Summary
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 92Audiences 76GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer92%
Audience score78%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 22 K ratings3.7/5
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for crime movies, −6 min on the typical 106
typical 106100Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 66 more
Released
1941
January 23, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- 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
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more22 people
- Ida LupinoMarie
- Humphrey BogartRoy Earle
- Alan CurtisBabe
- Arthur KennedyRed
- Joan LeslieVelma
- Henry TraversPa
- Henry Hull'Doc' Banton
- Jerome CowanHealy
Minna GombellMrs. Baughmam
Barton MacLaneJake Kranmer
Donald MacBrideBig Mac
Willie BestAlgernon
Elisabeth RisdonMa
Cornel WildeLouis Mendoza
Paul HarveyMr. Baughmam
Isabel JewellBlonde
Spencer ChartersEd
George MeekerPfiffer
Robert StrangeArt
John EldredgeLon Preiser
Dorothy ApplebyMargie (uncredited)
Zero the DogPard
Directing · 2
- Raoul Walsh Director
- Russell Saunders Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- John Huston Screenplay
- W.R. Burnett Novel, Screenplay
Production · 2
- Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
- Mark Hellinger Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Tony Gaudio Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jack Killifer Editor
Sound · 2
- Adolph Deutsch Original Music Composer
- Dolph Thomas Sound
Art · 1
- Ted Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Milo Anderson Costume Design
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
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