Hank Sherman is a law student who stumbles into a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy businessman and, in the process, falls in love with his boss' beautiful assistant Margaret. His job becomes significantly harder, however, after his boss and his brother Steve, manager of a boxer named Steamer Krupp, are murdered, and he volunteers in the effort to catch the mobsters who did it.
Is it worth your time? Look, if you’re into black-and-white crime stuff from the thirties, you’ll probably have a decent time with Sworn Enemy. It’s got that specific, snappy rhythm where everyone talks like they’re in a hurry to get to the next punchline or the next hit. If you need your movies to have perfect logic o...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Edwin L. Marin
William Parke
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you’re into black-and-white crime stuff from the thirties, you’ll probably have a decent time with Sworn Enemy. It’s got that specific, snappy rhythm where everyone talks like they’re in a hurry to get to the next punchline or the next hit. If you need your movies to have perfect logic or high-stakes polish, you’re gonna be annoyed. This is the kind of movie that makes you wonder if the writers just stopped caring about the law student angle halfway through the se..."
Mahlon Hamilton
Wells Root, Richard Wormser
United States
