The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Archie MayoDirector
- Laird DoyleScreenplay
- Wallace SmithScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul MuniJohnny Ramirez
- Bette DavisMrs. Marie Roark
- Margaret LindsayDale Elwell
- Eugene PalletteCharles 'Charlie' Roark
- Robert BarratPadre
- Soledad JiménezMrs. Ramirez
- Hobart CavanaughHarry
- Gavin GordonBrook Manville
- William B. DavidsonDr. Carter
- Vivian TobinMrs. Garner
- Oscar ApfelJudge Rufus Barnswell
- Wade BotelerMan Wanting to Buy Roark's Casino
Stills
Themes
casinosuffocationtriallaw schoolmurderlaw studentborder townmexican americancasino ownerframed for murdermexican american borderwife murderer