Bootlegger Ed Carson is sent to prison. His old gang turns from liquor (now legal) to kidnapping.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for pre-code crime dramas or just want to watch Spencer Tracy act circles around everyone else in the room, then sure, fire it up. But if you’re looking for a tight, logical script, you’re gonna be annoyed. It’s for the folks who like their 1930s noir a little messy and rough ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Irving Cummings
Wilfred Lucas
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for pre-code crime dramas or just want to watch Spencer Tracy act circles around everyone else in the room, then sure, fire it up. But if you’re looking for a tight, logical script, you’re gonna be annoyed. It’s for the folks who like their 1930s noir a little messy and rough around the edges. Honestly, the whole setup is pretty ridiculous. You take a bootlegger, put him in the big house, and then expect him to solve a high-stakes kidnapping case just ..."
William M. Conselman, Henry Johnson
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