Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club they own.Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club they own.Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club they own.
Hooper Atchley
- Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
Edwin Brian
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
- Boy
- (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
- Boy
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
George Davis
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
John Elliott
- Chief of Detectives
- (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
- Miss Quinn
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial television broadcast took place in Chicago Saturday 10 January 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2); it first aired in Denver Friday 28 August 1959 on KBTV (Chanel 9), in Detroit 25 September 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), in St. Louis 26 December 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), in Milwaukee 20 February 1960 on WITI (Channel 6), and in Huntington, West Virginia on WHTN (Channel 13).
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Lloyd Nolan Learns About Life
Gangster Lloyd Nolan kills a partner who has been cheating him. He's spotted, and has to go on the lam. He winds up in the home of Lynn Overman, where the exposure to their decent behavior slowly forces him to reevaluate himself.
The movie begins with an exciting opening, but it soon turns into a soggy, middle-class version of ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES. While the scenes with Mary Carlisle spoke to me, the scenes with Delmar Watson seemed forced. Nolan gives it his all, and his performance is up to his usual standards of excellence, his face showing the disjuncture between his behavior and his thoughts.
Most of the problems with this movie -- the subplot with Delmar Watson -- are due to a simplistic understanding of the issues of redemption which became popular in the years following the imposition of the Production Code. I believe in redemption, but the implications of this movie are so troubling as to render the circumstances of Nolan's potential redemption irrelevant. It supposes that Nolan is completely unaware of any world outside his narrow world of gangsters, gambling and night clubs. Apparently this character has been too busy killing people to listen to the radio or go to a movie.
The movie is not without its engaging points of interest. Nolan, as noted, gives a fine performance, and the other performers do likewise. However, the situation is so distinct from reality as to make the movie mediocre.
The movie begins with an exciting opening, but it soon turns into a soggy, middle-class version of ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES. While the scenes with Mary Carlisle spoke to me, the scenes with Delmar Watson seemed forced. Nolan gives it his all, and his performance is up to his usual standards of excellence, his face showing the disjuncture between his behavior and his thoughts.
Most of the problems with this movie -- the subplot with Delmar Watson -- are due to a simplistic understanding of the issues of redemption which became popular in the years following the imposition of the Production Code. I believe in redemption, but the implications of this movie are so troubling as to render the circumstances of Nolan's potential redemption irrelevant. It supposes that Nolan is completely unaware of any world outside his narrow world of gangsters, gambling and night clubs. Apparently this character has been too busy killing people to listen to the radio or go to a movie.
The movie is not without its engaging points of interest. Nolan, as noted, gives a fine performance, and the other performers do likewise. However, the situation is so distinct from reality as to make the movie mediocre.
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- boblipton
- Jun 30, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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