The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben HechtWriter
- George AntheilOriginal Music Composer
- Ben HechtDirector
- Lee GarmesDirector
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Bill O'Brien
- Rita HayworthNina Barona
- Thomas MitchellGene Gibbons
- John QualenCharles Engle
- George WattsJoseph Hopper
- Ralph TheodoreDutch Enright
- Eddie FosterLouie Artino
- Jack RoperEddie Burns
- Constance WorthSylvia Marbe
- Harry AntrimCourt Clerk (uncredited)
- Walter BaldwinRennick (uncredited)
- Richard BondStevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
con manfilm noirplaywrightbroadway