Day of Reckoning (1933 film)
Appearance
Day of Reckoning | |
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Directed by | Charles Brabin |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | novel by Morris Lavine |
Produced by | Lucien Hubbard (assoc. producer) |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
Edited by | Adrienne Fazan |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 65-70 minutes (7 reels[1]) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Day of Reckoning is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Richard Dix, Madge Evans and Conway Tearle. It is based on a novel by Morris Lavine.[1] When a man is sent to prison, his wife is romanced by another man.
Plot summary
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John Day is arrested for a shortage in his accounts at work. His wife Dorothy asks for help from lusting friend George Hollins, who orders John's lawyer to assure that John receives a two-year jail sentence.
Cast
- Richard Dix as John Day
- Madge Evans as Dorothy Day
- Conway Tearle as George Hollins
- Una Merkel as Mamie
- Stuart Erwin as Jerry
- George McFarland as Johnny Day (as Spanky McFarlane)
- Isabel Jewell as Kate Lovett
- James Bell as Slim
- Raymond Hatton as Hart
- Paul Hurst as Harry
- John Larkin as Abraham
- Wilfred Lucas as Guard
- Samuel S. Hinds as O'Farrell
References
- ^ a b Library of Congress Copyright Office (1933). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 6511. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
External links
- Day of Reckoning at IMDb
- Day of Reckoning at the TCM Movie Database
- Day of Reckoning at AllMovie
- Day of Reckoning at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Categories:
- 1933 films
- 1930s prison films
- 1930s romantic drama films
- Adultery in films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American prison drama films
- American romantic drama films
- English-language films
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by Charles Brabin
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1933 drama films
- 1930s romantic drama film stubs