United Kingdom / Mar 23, 1939 / London
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joe Sawyer | Red |
| Joe Downing | Smitty |
| George E. Stone | Toad |
| Joe King | Prison Guard |
| Joseph Crehan | Warden of Sing Sing |
| John Ridgely | Gas Station Proprietor |
| Herbert Rawlinson | District Attorney |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Sam (uncredited) |
| Sidney Bracey | Tourist on Boat (uncredited) |
| Edwin Brian | Billiards Observer (uncredited) |
| Frankie Burke | Billiards Player (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Attacked Keeper (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Convict (uncredited) |
| Martin Cichy | Guard (uncredited) |
| Hal Craig | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) |
| Tom Dugan | 'Lock' Man Inventor (uncredited) |
| Edgar Edwards | Trainer (uncredited) |
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| Frank Faylen | Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| Jack A. Goodrich | Stenographer (uncredited) |
| John Harron | Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Keeper Burns (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Keeper Collins (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Keeper Monahan (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | First Detective (uncredited) |
| George Offerman, Jr. | Billiards Player (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | Lock Man Inventor (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Second Detective (uncredited) |
| Cliff Saum | Officer (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Short | Peg (uncredited) |
| Robert Strange | Chapin Loan Co. Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
| George Taylor | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | You Can't Get Away with Murder |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 23 marzo 1939 |
| Executive producer | Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner |
| Production | Samuel Bischoff |
| Writer | Robert Buckner, Don Ryan, Kenneth Gamet, Lewis E. Lawes, Jonathan Finn |
| Editing | James Gibbon |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Assistant directors | William Kissell, Lewis Seiler |
| Camera operators | Sol Polito |
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| Additional photography | Sol Polito |
| Production design | Hugh Reticker |
| Art direction | Hugh Reticker |
| Set decoration | Hugh Reticker |
| Music | Heinz Roemheld, Francis J. Scheid, Leo F. Forbstein, Hugo Friedhofer, Arthur Kay, Rudolph G. Kopp |
| Sound | Francis J. Scheid, Leo F. Forbstein, Heinz Roemheld, Hugo Friedhofer, Arthur Kay, Rudolph G. Kopp |
| Costume design | Milo Anderson, Eugene Joseff |
| Makeup | Milo Anderson, Eugene Joseff |
| Hairstyling | Milo Anderson, Eugene Joseff |
Release dates
Limited release
United States / Mar 24, 1939 / NR / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
United States / May 20, 1939
United Kingdom / Aug 28, 1939
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