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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 82% of the 220 1940s romance movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
71 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Julius J. EpsteinScreenplay
- Philip G. EpsteinScreenplay
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James CagneyBiff Grimes
- Olivia de HavillandAmy Lind
- Rita HayworthVirginia Brush
- Alan HaleOld Man Grimes
- Jack CarsonHugo Barnstead
- George TobiasNicholas Pappalas
- Una O'ConnorMrs. Mulcahey
- George ReevesHarold
- Lucile FairbanksHarold's Girl Friend
- Edward McNamaraBig Joe
- Helen LyndJosephine
- Herbert HeywoodToby
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Themes
remakerevengebarbershopgraftbeer garden19th century