Dead End
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
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William Wyler
Edmond F. Bernoudy
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OK, so this is definitely not the cheeriest of stories but Bogart and Joel McCrea are on good form throughout this gritty drama of hardship and depravity on the East Side of New York. "Baby Face Martin" - who, to be fair, maybe benefits a bit optimistically from the moniker - returns to his childhood home to reunite with his mother and childhood sweetheart. His mother wants nothing to do with him and his ex "Francie" (Claire Trevor) turned to prostitution and hasn't long to go before syphilis does for her. Meantime his friend, aspiring/struggling architect "Dave" (McCrae) is juggling his romantic interests between sweet but rather dreary "Drina" and "Kay" (Wendy Barrie) who already has a rich boyfriend. All of this misery is made all the more poignant by the fact that this ghetto is overlooked by the apartments of the wealthy that have relocated to new properties that overlook the adjacent East river. When Bogart decides that he wants to re-assert himself in the community by organising a high-profile kidnapping, he and his erstwhile friend find themselves on opposite sides of the plot! The crime drama is there, but it is comparatively weak compared with the pretty blatant social commentary from Lillian Hellman's screenplay that draws attention, unashamedly, to the stark contrast between the standards of living (and dying) of those just yards apart.
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The directors of Dead End are William Wyler and Edmond F. Bernoudy.
The cast of Dead End includes Al Bridge as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited), Payne B. Johnson as Boy on Dock (uncredited), Bud Geary as Kay's Chauffeur (uncredited), Mickey Martin as Tough Boy Looking for Fight (uncredited), George Humbert as Pascagli, G. Pat Collins as Detective at Killing (uncredited), Charles Halton as Whitey (uncredited), Allen Jenkins as Hunk, Tom Ricketts as Old Man (uncredited), Hugh Sheridan as Boy (uncredited), Humphrey Bogart as "Baby Face" Martin, Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Connell, and more.
The duration of Dead End is 1h 33 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Dead End trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Dead End was released on 27 Aug 1937.
Dead End is listed under Crime and Drama on Fanbiz.
Dead End has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "OK, so this is definitely not the cheeriest of stories but Bogart and Joel McCrea are on good form throughout this gritty drama of hardship and depravity on the East Side of New..."
