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30 May 1931 (USA) morePlot:
A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Effective drama about moral choice moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Paul Lukas | ... | Stephen Lucarno |
 | Kay Francis | ... | Alice Morrison |
| Judith Wood | ... | Madeleine Hunt |
| William B. Davidson | ... | Magistrate Tom Morrison |
| Rockliffe Fellowes | ... | Detective-Sergeant Mather (as Rockcliffe Fellowes) |
| Esther Howard | ... | Josie |
| Monte Carter | ... | Max Miller |
| Juliette Compton | ... | (scenes deleted) |
| G. Pat Collins | ... | Pete |
| Phil Tead | ... | Tony |
| Davison Clark | ... | Doctor |
| Tom Wilson | ... | Court Attendant |
| James Durkin | ... | Second Magistrate |
| William Arnold | ... | Prosecutor |
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1.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Fun Stuff
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. moreFAQ
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Intelligent drama benefits from literate script and a sensitive central performance by Paul Lukas, well cast as a diplomat blackmailed by corrupt vice cops into entrapping prostitutes. Lukas nicely balances a shabby gentility with despair as he's driven to drink in lowdown Greenwich Village dives to forget his "dirty" job. Choosing between sleek Kay Francis and blonde Judith Wood presents a romantic dilemma paralleling the moral decision he must make. Esther Howard--a longtime character actress and Preston Sturges favorite--here looks unrecognizably youthful as a salty-tongued artist's model.