Summary
An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 68
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.5/5
Audience score64%
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −23 min on the typical 100
typical 10077Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 5 countries
Released
1933
May 6, 1933
93 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 37 more49 people
- James CagneyDaniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
- Ralph BellamyJ.R. 'Al' McLean
- Patricia EllisPatricia Mary 'Pat' Nolan
- Alice WhiteAllison
- Ralf HaroldeJerry the Mug
- Robert Emmett O'ConnorPolice Lt. Casey Nolan
- Robert BarratGrover, Graphic News Owner
- G. Pat CollinsHennessy the Fireman
Arthur VintonJohn, Sing Sing Head Keeper
Tom WilsonLeo
Gino CorradoBarber (uncredited)
Sterling HollowayJournalism Student (uncredited)
Selmer JacksonJoe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Milton KibbeeReporter Outside Prison (uncredited)
Bert MoorhouseReporter Witnessing Execution (uncredited)
Billy WestReporter Stacy (uncredited)
Renee WhitneyConnie Rowland (uncredited)
Dick ElliottStaff Editor (uncredited)
Hobart CavanaughJames Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Cora Sue CollinsJerry's Little Girl (uncredited)
John IncePolice Captain (uncredited)- AJAlice JansColleen (uncredited)
Donald KerrMike - Man with Colleen (uncredited)
Pat WingHennessy's Wife in Photo (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Lloyd Bacon Director
- Gordon Hollingshead Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- William Keighley Writer, Dialogue Coach
- Daniel Ahern Story
- Ben Markson Dialogue
- Allen Rivkin Adaptation
- P.J. Wolfson Adaptation
Production · 4
- Raymond Griffith Supervising Producer
- William Forsyth Casting Assistant
- Maxwell Arnow Casting Director
- William Maybery Casting Assistant
Camera · 1
- Sol Polito Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William Holmes Editor
Sound · 2
- Leo F. Forbstein Conductor
- Everett Alton Brown Sound
Art · 1
- Robert M. Haas Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Orry-Kelly Costume Design
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
- Eugene Joseff Other
Other crew · 2
- Ray Heindorf Additional Music
- Cliff Hess Additional Music
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