Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Jun 3, 1938 Wide
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This film is one of acclaimed director Fritz Lang's less noted achievements, a mixture of romance, comedy, drama, and satire. It includes three songs by the famed Kurt Weill, including "The Right Guy for Me." George Raft plays Joe Dennis, an ex-convict working in a department store. The store's boss, Mr. Morris (Harry Carey), likes to hire ex-cons. Joe falls in love with Helen (Sylvia Sidney), who hides the fact that she is on parole until after they marry. Since parolees can't wed, the marriage
Jun 3, 1938 Wide
Apr 14, 1998
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A merciless picture, more Brechtian than Brecht himself
Inventive mix of musical, crime thriller, social commentary and romance.
Underrated Fritz Lang film that makes up for its shortcomings in quirkiness.
Far better than initially thought.
Odd mix of comedy, crime drama, and social message picture from Fritz Lang (complete with songs by Kurt Weill), starring George Raft as an ex-con going straight (banking on his gangster image) and Silvia Sydney as his love interest with a secret. The film has a soft spot for lovably oddball ex-criminals arguing that
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