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17/11/1933 Crime 1h 5m
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The Law Got Them In! But He Got Them Out!

Overview

The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work, crosses paths with every kind of offender there is, from first-time defendants to career criminals.

  1. Rowland Brown

    Director, Writer

  2. Hal Long

    Writer

  3. Speed Kendall

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. George Bancroft

    Bill Bailey

  2. Judith Anderson

    Ruby Darling

  3. Frances Dee

    Elaine Talbart

  4. Chick Chandler

    Drury Darling

  5. Blossom Seeley

    Singer

  6. Etienne Girardot

    Bail Bond Clerk

  7. George Regas

    Charley

  8. Lucille Ball

    Davy's Girlfriend (uncredited)

  9. Herman Bing

    Butcher Weighing Sausages (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by waltzma
Written by waltzma on 2017-12-14
This is a saucy pre-code melodrama that deserves cult status. Bail bondsman George Bancroft is known all throughout New York City and encounters people from every scrape of society in this pre-code crime drama. But he's going to need every ounce of street-smarts when he strikes up an acquaintance with kleptomaniac Frances Dee, a woman with a rather animistic sexual appetite. Judith Anderson gets to display a rare glamorous side here as the nightclub hostess obviously in love with Bancroft, with her famous mole darkened into a beauty spot. Dee gives Bancroft several looks that It's nice to see ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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