The Dead End Kids, an unemployed architect, and gangster Baby Face Martin (Humphrey Bogart) interact with an East Side neighborhood over one day and night.
Based on a play, this is a great cross-section of New York in the 1930s. We have gangster, street kids, and a man who tried to live legitimately. We have love and death. Perhaps most interesting, we open with the idea that the new houses on the East River overlook the slums. This is especially relevant in the 1930s when poverty was probably at it worst.
Bogart is given a place of honor on the DVD cover. That is no surprise. But the real star is Joel McCrea, and on a personal note, I think it's a real shame that McCrea -- despite playing a fine leading man many, many times, seems to have been forgotten by the general public. Everyone knows Bogey, whether they watch his films or not... but not McCrea. Is it just because one is easier to parody?
Based on a play, this is a great cross-section of New York in the 1930s. We have gangster, street kids, and a man who tried to live legitimately. We have love and death. Perhaps most interesting, we open with the idea that the new houses on the East River overlook the slums. This is especially relevant in the 1930s when poverty was probably at it worst.
Bogart is given a place of honor on the DVD cover. That is no surprise. But the real star is Joel McCrea, and on a personal note, I think it's a real shame that McCrea -- despite playing a fine leading man many, many times, seems to have been forgotten by the general public. Everyone knows Bogey, whether they watch his films or not... but not McCrea. Is it just because one is easier to parody?