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You Can't Get Away with Murder( 1939)

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AMERICA'S TWO-FISTER ANSWER to the Gun-Mad Rats Who Rule the Underworld!

Overview

Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Humphrey Bogart

      Frank Wilson

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      Gale Page

      Madge Stone

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      Billy Halop

      John 'Johnny' Stone

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      John Litel

      Attorney Carey

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      Henry Travers

      Pop

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      Harvey Stephens

      Fred Burke

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      Harold Huber

      Scappa

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      Joe Sawyer

      Red

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      Joe Downing

      Smitty

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      George E. Stone

      Toad

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      Joe King

      Prison Guard

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      Joseph Crehan

      Warden of Sing Sing

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      John Ridgely

      Gas Station Proprietor

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      Herbert Rawlinson

      District Attorney

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      Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

      Sam (uncredited)

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      Sidney Bracey

      Tourist on Boat (uncredited)

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      Edwin Brian

      Billiards Observer (uncredited)

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      Frankie Burke

      Billiards Player (uncredited)

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      Eddy Chandler

      Attacked Keeper (uncredited)

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      Noble 'Kid' Chissell

      Convict (uncredited)

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      Martin Cichy

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Hal Craig

      Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

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      Tom Dugan

      'Lock' Man Inventor (uncredited)

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      Edgar Edwards

      Trainer (uncredited)

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      Frank Faylen

      Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

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      Jack A. Goodrich

      Stenographer (uncredited)

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      John Harron

      Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited)

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      Robert Homans

      Keeper Burns (uncredited)

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      Frank Mayo

      Keeper Collins (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Keeper Monahan (uncredited)

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      Robert Emmett O'Connor

      First Detective (uncredited)

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      George Offerman, Jr.

      Billiards Player (uncredited)

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      Garry Owen

      Lock Man Inventor (uncredited)

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      Emory Parnell

      Second Detective (uncredited)

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      Cliff Saum

      Officer (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Short

      Peg (uncredited)

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      Robert Strange

      Chapin Loan Co. Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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      George Taylor

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Tom Wilson

      Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 22 2022
    Even though the star of the piece was Humphrey Bogart, the best performance here belongs to the young Billy Halop ("Johnnie") who falls in with petty criminal "Wilson" (Bogart). The latter man pinches a gun from the younger man's soon-to-be brother in law, and when it is used in a killing, it's the fiancé "Fred" (Harvey Stephens) who faces the chair... Shortly afterwards, our two aspiring hoodlums are incarcerated for another crime, and this is where the story gets a little more interesting: the young man knows "Fred" is innocent and must wrestle with his conscience, and his dubious friend and ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • robbery
    • gun
    • pawnbroker