I recently picked up a copy of Dead End from a market stall and was pleased I did.A gangster, "Baby Face" returns to New York's Lower East Side, where he grew up. He goes to visit his mum and ex girlfriend, but they are not pleased to see him. He then gets involved in a shootout which claims his life. We also see what
the Dead End Kids get up to and they course plenty of trouble. Two of the residents also fall in love with each other.This movie gives you an idea on what life was like in this period in New York's poorer Lower East Side and the rich peoples' apartments are overlooking this slum area.The cast includes an excellent performance from Humphrey Bogart as Baby Face and is joined by Sylvia Sydney (Sabotage), western star Joel McCrea, Claire Trevor (Key Largo, which also starred Bogie), Wendy Barrie and a brief appearance by Ward Bond.Dead End is worth watching, a good way to spend 90 minutes one afternoon or evening.
March 1, 2010
