The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which fleeces travelers through corrupt law enforcement.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Irving CummingsDirector
- Sam HellmanScreenplay
- Gladys LehmanScreenplay
Cast
- Spencer TracyBill Shevlin
- Wendy BarrieJane Dale
- Raymond WalburnJudge Julius B. Clummerhorn
- Virginia SaleLizzie
- Astrid AllwynNancy Naylor
- Irving BaconCal
- Charles SellonCyclone
- Dick ForanMotor Cop
- Belle DaubeMrs. Dale
- Frank McGlynn Sr.Snake Brown Jr.
- Frank McGlynn Jr.Snake Brown, III
- William GillisSnake Brown, Sr.
Stills
Themes
screwball comedysmall town sheriffrich snobchiseler