HE KILLED... and there on the crest of Sierra's highest crag... HE MUST BE KILLED!
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Ida LupinoMarie
- Humphrey BogartRoy Earle
- Alan CurtisBabe
- Arthur KennedyRed
- Joan LeslieVelma
- Henry TraversPa
- Henry Hull'Doc' Banton
- Jerome CowanHealy
- Minna GombellMrs. Baughmam
- Barton MacLaneJake Kranmer
Crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- W.R. BurnettScreenplay
- John HustonScreenplay
- W.R. BurnettNovel
- Tony GaudioDirector of Photography
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
- Jack KilliferEditor
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Shadow of a Doubt 194380% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
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Night and the City 195080% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
The Bill 198480% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
House of Guinness 202579% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
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