United States / Apr 19, 1940 / NR
Jolting, Dynamic DRAMA!
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Hale | Dr. Brown |
| Harry Rosenthal | Piano Player |
| Russell Hicks | District Attorney |
| Fuzzy Knight | Cellmate |
| Charles Lane | Assistant D.A. |
| Selmer Jackson | Prison Warden |
| Charles Trowbridge | Judge Penrose |
| John Hamilton | Night Court Judge |
| William Pawley | Paul |
| Eric Wilton | Butler |
| Gary Breckner | Announcer (voice) |
| Harry Tyler | Prison Trusty |
| George Irving | Mr. Ives |
| Eddie Marr | Harry - Henchman |
| Anthony Caruso | Joe - Henchman |
| Stanley Andrews | Welfare Secretary |
| Wally Albright | Office Boy |
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| Carol Adams | Dancer (uncredited) |
| James Blaine | Guard in Solitary (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Guard in Library (uncredited) |
| Charles D. Brown | Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited) |
| Jack Byron | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Joe Caits | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Courtroom Spectator / Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited) |
| Maurice Costello | Extra (uncredited) |
| Tom Dugan | Tom Dugan - Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Guard (uncredited) |
| Frank Fanning | Courthouse Guard (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Prison Guard In Library (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Peterson's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Detective (uncredited) |
| William Haade | Guard During Break (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Louis Jean Heydt | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Receptionist Guard (uncredited) |
| Gladden James | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Horse Parlor Waiter (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited) |
| Walter Miller | Guard (uncredited) |
| Robert Morgan | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Edward Mundy | Train Announcer (uncredited) |
| Field Norton | Doorman at Funeral Parlor (uncredited) |
| Wedgwood Nowell | Courthouse Spectator (uncredited) |
| James Pierce | Guard (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | Horse Parlor Waiter (uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited) |
| Dick Rich | Visitation Guard (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Don Rowan | Guard (uncredited) |
| Geneva Sawyer | La Conga Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dick Scott | Man at Police Station (uncredited) |
| Robert Shaw | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Guard in Warden's Office (uncredited) |
| J. Scott Smart | Leader of Conga (uncredited) |
| Edwin Stanley | Stock Exchange Official (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited) |
| Milburn Stone | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Doorman at Warden's Office (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Phil Tead | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Guard Escorting Apollo (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Radio Announcing Guard (uncredited) |
| Norman Willis | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Charles Williams | Photographer (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrimeRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Johnny Apollo |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 19 aprile 1940 |
| Production | Harry Joe Brown |
| Writer | Hal Long, Samuel G. Engel, Philip Dunne, Rowland Brown |
| Editing | Robert Bischoff |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Assistant directors | Henry Hathaway |
| Camera operators | Arthur C. Miller |
| Additional photography | Arthur C. Miller |
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| Production design | Thomas Little, Richard Day |
| Art direction | Richard Day, Thomas Little |
| Set decoration | Thomas Little, Richard Day |
| Music | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Costume design | Gwen Wakeling |
| Makeup | Gwen Wakeling |
| Hairstyling | Gwen Wakeling |
Release dates
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