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Dead End

- THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN!

Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.

Release Date : 1937-08-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Dead End: Cradle of Crime

Cast

Sylvia Sidney

Character Name : Drina Gordon

Original Name : Sylvia Sidney

Gender : Female

Joel McCrea

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Joel McCrea

Gender : Male

Humphrey Bogart

Character Name : 'Baby Face' Martin

Original Name : Humphrey Bogart

Gender : Male

Wendy Barrie

Character Name : Kay

Original Name : Wendy Barrie

Gender : Female

Claire Trevor

Character Name : Francey

Original Name : Claire Trevor

Gender : Female

Allen Jenkins

Character Name : Hunk

Original Name : Allen Jenkins

Gender : Male

Marjorie Main

Character Name : Mrs. Martin

Original Name : Marjorie Main

Gender : Female

Billy Halop

Character Name : Tommy Gordon

Original Name : Billy Halop

Gender : Male

Huntz Hall

Character Name : Dippy

Original Name : Huntz Hall

Gender : Male

Bobby Jordan

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Bobby Jordan

Gender : Male

Leo Gorcey

Character Name : Spit

Original Name : Leo Gorcey

Gender : Male

Gabriel Dell

Character Name : T.B.

Original Name : Gabriel Dell

Gender : Male

Bernard Punsly

Character Name : Milty

Original Name : Bernard Punsly

Gender : Male

Charles Peck

Character Name : Philip

Original Name : Charles Peck

Gender : Male

Minor Watson

Character Name : Mr. Griswald

Original Name : Minor Watson

Gender : Male

James Burke

Character Name : Police Officer Mulligan

Original Name : James Burke

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Risdon

Character Name : Mrs. Connell

Original Name : Elisabeth Risdon

Gender : Female

Esther Dale

Character Name : Mrs. Fenner

Original Name : Esther Dale

Gender : Female

George Humbert

Character Name : Pascagli

Original Name : George Humbert

Gender : Male

Marcelle Corday

Character Name : Governess

Original Name : Marcelle Corday

Gender : Female

Ward Bond

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Don 'Red' Barry

Character Name : Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited)

Original Name : Don 'Red' Barry

Gender : Male

Wade Boteler

Character Name : Policeman at Killing (Uncredited)

Original Name : Wade Boteler

Gender : Male

Al Bridge

Character Name : Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

G. Pat Collins

Character Name : Detective at Killing (Uncredited)

Original Name : G. Pat Collins

Gender : Male

Thomas E. Jackson

Character Name : Police Lieutenant at Killing (Uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas E. Jackson

Gender : Male

Tom Ricketts

Character Name : Old Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ricketts

Gender : Male

Walter Soderling

Character Name : Coroner at Killing (Uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Soderling

Gender : Male

Earl Askam

Character Name : Griswald's Chauffeur (Uncredited)

Original Name : Earl Askam

Gender : Male

Gilbert Clayton

Character Name : Man with Weak Voice (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gilbert Clayton

Gender : Male

Jerry Cooper

Character Name : Baby (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Cooper

Gender : Male

Bill Dagwell

Character Name : Drunk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Dagwell

Gender : Male

Bud Geary

Character Name : Kay's Chauffeur (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Geary

Gender : Male

Charles Halton

Character Name : Whitey (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Halton

Gender : Male

Robert Homans

Character Name : Policeman on Morning Beat (Uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Homans

Gender : Male

Esther Howard

Character Name : Neighbor with Coarse Voice (Uncredited)

Original Name : Esther Howard

Gender : Female

Kathryn Ann Lujan

Character Name : Milty's Sister (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kathryn Ann Lujan

Gender : Male

Mona Monet

Character Name : Nurse (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mona Monet

Gender : Male

Gertrude Valerie

Character Name : Old Lady with Old Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Valerie

Gender : Male

Charlotte Treadway

Character Name : Woman with Poodle (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charlotte Treadway

Gender : Female

Maude Lambert

Character Name : Woman with Poodle (Uncredited)

Original Name : Maude Lambert

Gender : Male

Lucile Browne

Character Name : Well-Dressed Woman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lucile Browne

Gender : Female

Frank Shields

Character Name : Well-Dressed Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Shields

Gender : Male

Wesley Giraud

Character Name : Tough Boy Looking for Fight (Uncredited)

Original Name : Wesley Giraud

Gender : Male

Mickey Martin

Character Name : Tough Boy Looking for Fight (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Martin

Gender : Male

Payne B. Johnson

Character Name : Boy on Dock (Uncredited)

Original Name : Payne B. Johnson

Gender : Male

Sidney Kibrick

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Kibrick

Gender : Male

Larry Harris

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Harris

Gender : Male

Norman Salling

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Salling

Gender : Male

Hugh Sheridan

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Hugh Sheridan

Gender : Male

Audrey Carol

Character Name : Girl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Audrey Carol

Gender : Male

Paula Hariette Levy

Character Name : Girl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Paula Hariette Levy

Gender : Male

Tom Randall

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Randall

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

OK, so this is definitely not the cheeriest of stories but Bogart and Joel McCrea are on good form throughout this gritty drama of hardship and depravity on the East Side of New York. "Baby Face Martin" - who, to be fair, maybe benefits a bit optimistically from the moniker - returns to his childhood home to reunite with his mother and childhood sweetheart. His mother wants nothing to do with him and his ex "Francie" (Claire Trevor) turned to prostitution and hasn't long to go before syphilis does for her. Meantime his friend, aspiring/struggling architect "Dave" (McCrae) is juggling his romantic interests between sweet but rather dreary "Drina" and "Kay" (Wendy Barrie) who already has a rich boyfriend. All of this misery is made all the more poignant by the fact that this ghetto is overlooked by the apartments of the wealthy that have relocated to new properties that overlook the adjacent East river. When Bogart decides that he wants to re-assert himself in the community by organising a high-profile kidnapping, he and his erstwhile friend find themselves on opposite sides of the plot! The crime drama is there, but it is comparatively weak compared with the pretty blatant social commentary from Lillian Hellman's screenplay that draws attention, unashamedly, to the stark contrast between the standards of living (and dying) of those just yards apart.