Chain gang prisoners forced to construct a "liberty highway" for their overseer chasten under his brutal stewardship, causing Duke Ellis to mastermind a mass riot..
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for pre-code grit and don't mind movies that feel like they were carved out of granite, yeah, watch it. If you need your characters to be shiny heroes or your pacing to be snappy, skip it. It's not a fun watch, but it's a heavy one. The whole thing feels like it was filmed in...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Rowland Brown
William Parke
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for pre-code grit and don't mind movies that feel like they were carved out of granite, yeah, watch it. If you need your characters to be shiny heroes or your pacing to be snappy, skip it. It's not a fun watch, but it's a heavy one. The whole thing feels like it was filmed inside a heatwave. You can practically smell the sweat and the dry dirt coming off the screen. The story follows Duke Ellis, played by Richard Dix, who is essentially just a guy tryi..."
Robert Homans
Samuel Ornitz, Rowland Brown, Robert Tasker
United States
1936 · IMDb 5.2
