Phil C
07-16-2008, 01:57 PM
Unfortunately I didn't record it which is a mistake I will correct when I get it again. It was adopted from Bartlett Cormack's play and was remade in 1951 with Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan. It is about crime and corpuption in Chicago in the 20s. The coruption was also in high judiciary and political places and even in the police department. :eek: :(
The play and movie were even banned in Chicago. Even the most honest and conscientious policemen use unethical practices as ignoring court orders, police brutality and false charges. Thomas Meighan plays Police Captain James McQuigg nad Louis Wolheim does great as Nick Scarsi (the last name's resemblence to Al Capone known as scarface is intentional) nad Marie Prevost plays Helen Hayes. She was a beautiful talented actress that had a sad end. She was able to adjust to sound but by the mid 30s Hollywood turned its' back on her because she had a New England accent that it felt couldn't be used. She went into depression and became an alcoholic and died from alcohol and malnutrition in 1937 living in a sad poverty state.
A young Walter Brennan is seen briefly in front of a barber shop.
I won't give away the ending but this movie is a distrubing movie with no real heros and lots of coruption and illegal practices done not by the criminals but by the ones trusted to do right. I look forward to getting a second chance at this movie. TCM is good about giving us more than one chance so let's not miss the next chance.
The movie was one of the first three movies ever nominated for an oscar and it lost out to Wings.
The play and movie were even banned in Chicago. Even the most honest and conscientious policemen use unethical practices as ignoring court orders, police brutality and false charges. Thomas Meighan plays Police Captain James McQuigg nad Louis Wolheim does great as Nick Scarsi (the last name's resemblence to Al Capone known as scarface is intentional) nad Marie Prevost plays Helen Hayes. She was a beautiful talented actress that had a sad end. She was able to adjust to sound but by the mid 30s Hollywood turned its' back on her because she had a New England accent that it felt couldn't be used. She went into depression and became an alcoholic and died from alcohol and malnutrition in 1937 living in a sad poverty state.
A young Walter Brennan is seen briefly in front of a barber shop.
I won't give away the ending but this movie is a distrubing movie with no real heros and lots of coruption and illegal practices done not by the criminals but by the ones trusted to do right. I look forward to getting a second chance at this movie. TCM is good about giving us more than one chance so let's not miss the next chance.
The movie was one of the first three movies ever nominated for an oscar and it lost out to Wings.