Bad Guy (1937 film)
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| Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
| Screenplay by | Earl Felton Harry Ruskin |
| Story by | J. Robert Bren Kathleen Shepard Hal Long |
| Produced by | Tom Reed |
| Starring | Bruce Cabot Virginia Grey Edward Norris Jean Chatburn Cliff Edwards |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bad Guy is a 1937 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Earl Felton and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Virginia Grey, Edward Norris, Jean Chatburn and Cliff Edwards. The film was released on August 27, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]
Plot
A power linesman by trade, Lucky Walden (Bruce Cabot) owes gambling debts, plus interest, to crooked gamblers. When they come to make him pay, Lucky hits one with a wrench, killing him. He goes to jail and is sentenced to death.
Lucky's one chance is for his brother Steve (Edward Norris) to find an eyewitness who can testify that Lucky killed the man in self-defense. When the man is found and corroborates that story, Lucky gets a stay of execution. He then earns a full parole by risking his own life in saving a fellow inmate from some dangerous high-voltage wires.
Lucky goes back to his old tricks. He violates his parole, then coaxes Steve into helping him rig the prison's electrical bars to help him escape. Steve's girlfriend Kitty (Virginia Grey) is also attracted to Lucky and wants him out of prison. The cops chase Lucky, who, in a twist of fate, is electrocuted by the wires he knows so well. Steve is sentenced to jail himself, and now regrets helping his no-good brother.
Cast
- Bruce Cabot as 'Lucky' Walden
- Virginia Grey as Kitty
- Edward Norris as Steve Carroll
- Jean Chatburn as Betty
- Cliff Edwards as 'Hi-Line'
- Charley Grapewin as Dan Gray
- Warren Hymer as 'Shorty'
- John Hamilton as Warden
- Clay Clement as Bronson
- Roger Converse as Detective
References
- ^ "Bad Guy (1937) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Bad Guy". TV Guide. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
External links
- Bad Guy at IMDb
- Bad Guy at AllMovie
- Bad Guy at the TCM Movie Database
- Bad Guy at the American Film Institute Catalog
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