The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
In a hopeful effort to evade gangster Legs Caffey, chorus girl Letty Morris hops a bus in New York bound for Los Angeles--with Legs close on her heels. Along the way the bus picks up escaped convict Paul Porter, who quickly allies himself with Letty. With the police in hot pursuit and Legs monitoring his every move with Letty, Paul is running out of both time and ideas.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BoleslawskiDirector
- Frances GoodrichScreenplay
- Albert HackettScreenplay
Cast
- Robert MontgomeryPaul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
- Madge EvansLetty Morris
- Ted HealyHector Withington, Jr.
- Nat PendletonLegs Caffey
- C. Henry GordonDetective Daly
- Ruth SelwynBabe Callahan
- Larry FineFirst of Three Julians
- Moe HowardThird of Three Julians
- Curly HowardBill, Second of Three Julians
- Walter Brennan2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Akim TamiroffDeaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)