The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.
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- Man in Courtroom
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- TriviaThe police in this film use the 1928 model Thompson sub-machine gun with a 50 round drum magazine while the bad guys use the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle). Bonnie and Clyde were known for using the BAR in their criminal exploits. Unlike the Thompson which uses a pistol round, the BAR uses a rifle round with extreme penetrating power. The BAR was also used by American machine-gunners in WWII.
- GoofsWhen Roosty pulls the black car over after crossing the bridge, reflections of multiple studio lights can be seen on the car's highly polished door.
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Gene Reynolds shines in crime drama programmer...
But all his acting abilities are given short shrift by a tale that purports to be a crime melodrama with EDWARD ARNOLD as his father, a bank robber who's always one step ahead of the police. RICHARD LANE is the detective on his trail, VEDA ANN BORG is Arnold's moll girlfriend, GENE REYNOLDS is his street smart son, and RALPH BYRD is an unfortunate police officer.
Trouble is, none of the story rings true. It all his a very fabricated MGM look, the kind of programmer they turned out to fill a double feature program without any headliners in starring roles. I never bought jovial EDWARD ARNOLD as the criminal type and this bit of miscasting prevents the story from any real sense of credibility.
It's a good forty minutes before ROBERT STERLING and MARSHA HUNT show up as a farm couple willing to take reform school reject GENE REYNOLDS under their wing. He's a fallen sparrow who needs all the nurturing they can give.
Fifty minutes into the story, LIONEL BARRYMORE and GLORIA DE HAVEN show up, with Barrymore as a Grandpa who smokes a pipe and talks like Dr. Gillespie except that he's full of kindly sentiments instead of bitter complaints about mankind.
Did I say the story was dated? Marsha Hunt talks about a schoolteacher making $85 a month.
Summing up: Unpredictable at the start, the story soon turns into a conventional "crime doesn't pay" drama with Reynolds doing a complete reformation in time for a happy ending. The only saving grace is that it's not as preachy as it might have been.
Summing up: The faults far outweigh the virtues.
Trivia note: Watch for PHIL SILVERS (without specs) in a one minute bit as a hobo.
Trouble is, none of the story rings true. It all his a very fabricated MGM look, the kind of programmer they turned out to fill a double feature program without any headliners in starring roles. I never bought jovial EDWARD ARNOLD as the criminal type and this bit of miscasting prevents the story from any real sense of credibility.
It's a good forty minutes before ROBERT STERLING and MARSHA HUNT show up as a farm couple willing to take reform school reject GENE REYNOLDS under their wing. He's a fallen sparrow who needs all the nurturing they can give.
Fifty minutes into the story, LIONEL BARRYMORE and GLORIA DE HAVEN show up, with Barrymore as a Grandpa who smokes a pipe and talks like Dr. Gillespie except that he's full of kindly sentiments instead of bitter complaints about mankind.
Did I say the story was dated? Marsha Hunt talks about a schoolteacher making $85 a month.
Summing up: Unpredictable at the start, the story soon turns into a conventional "crime doesn't pay" drama with Reynolds doing a complete reformation in time for a happy ending. The only saving grace is that it's not as preachy as it might have been.
Summing up: The faults far outweigh the virtues.
Trivia note: Watch for PHIL SILVERS (without specs) in a one minute bit as a hobo.
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- Apr 10, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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