The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and takes a quiet job at a country sanitarium. Thete, he meets and falls for a nurse, Charlotte Maynard, and he knows the only way to enter her web is to have a lot of money, for Miss Maynard is somewhat of a gold-digger.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Crane WilburDirector
- Crane WilburScreenplay
Cast
- Richard BasehartLarry Nelson
- Marilyn MaxwellCharlotte Maynard
- Signe HassoCelia Bentner
- Dorothy HartAnn Taylor
- Joseph PevneyGus Wormser
- Lloyd GoughRed Chaney
- Harry MorganGarth
- John HoytJack Bernard
- Mickey KnoxLatzo
- Harry AntrimDr. Stone (uncredited)
- Joe BesserThe Cook (uncredited)
- Peggie CastleCrossroads Tavern Waitress (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
film noirparole