A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school crime flicks where the protagonist is actually, genuinely unlikable, you'll probably dig this. It’s not a fun romp. If you need a movie with a hero you can root for, stay far away. This one is for the folks who want to watch a guy slowly lose everything while being his own ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Edward Ludwig
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school crime flicks where the protagonist is actually, genuinely unlikable, you'll probably dig this. It’s not a fun romp. If you need a movie with a hero you can root for, stay far away. This one is for the folks who want to watch a guy slowly lose everything while being his own worst enemy. Edward G. Robinson is the whole show here. He plays Joe Krozac like a man made of stone who realizes, way too late, that stone cracks. There’s this one scene in the p..."
Wade Boteler
Robert Carson, William A. Wellman, John Lee Mahin
United States
Crime, Thriller, Drama
