The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis SeilerDirector
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Robert RossenScreenplay
- Seton I. MillerWriter
Cast
- John GarfieldJoe Bell
- Priscilla LaneMabel Alden
- Alan HaleMichael 'Mike' Leonard
- Frank McHughCaruthers
- Billy HalopHank Glenn
- Bobby JordanJimmy Glenn
- Charley GrapewinPop
- Henry ArmettaNick Spelucci
- Stanley RidgesCharles 'Charlie' Garreth
- John LitelProsecutor
- Moroni OlsenSlim Jones
- Victor KilianDoc Saunders