Johnny Apollo (1940)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

Samuel G. Engel (story) and
Hal Long (story) ...

Release Date:

19 April 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Not since "Jesse James" has he had such as role!

Plot:

The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release.

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Stockbroker | College | Judge | Embezzlement

Cast

Tyrone Power	...	Bob Cain aka Johnny Apollo
Dorothy Lamour	...	Lucky Dubarry
Edward Arnold	...	Robert 'Pop' Cain Sr.
Lloyd Nolan	...	Mickey Dwyer aka The Mick
Charley Grapewin	...	Judge Emmett T. Brennan
Lionel Atwill	...	Jim McLaughlin
Marc Lawrence	...	Bates
Jonathan Hale	...	Dr. Brown
Harry Rosenthal	...	Piano Player
Russell Hicks	...	District Attorney
Fuzzy Knight	...	Cellmate
Charles Lane	...	Assistant District Attorney
Selmer Jackson	...	Warden (as Selmar Jackson)
Charles Trowbridge	...	Judge Penrose
John Hamilton	...	Judge

Also Known As:

Dance with the Devil (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #5935) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

In the scene with Johnny and his father talking in the bedroom, the photo over Johnny's shoulder of his mother, is a picture of Tyrone Power's mother.

Quotes:

Jim McLaughlin: Well, they've never sent a millionaire to prison as long as I can remember.
Robert 'Pop' Cain Sr.: [Angrily] Where have you been for the last couple of years?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Remington Steele: Cast in Steele (#3.9)" (1984)

Soundtrack:

This Is the Beginning of the End

Tyrone Power gives another wonderful performance!

Tyrone Power puts a sympathetic face on crime in his role as a young man who is drawn into the criminal underworld, after his father is imprisoned for embezzlement. While it does boast exciting action sequences, this film is not just your typical gangster movie: It goes to great lengths to show how a person, like Tyrone Power's character, who is completely disillusioned by his experiences following the discovery of his father's dishonesty, might turn to crime. Tyrone Power gives a sincere and heartfelt performance, which gives an added depth to both his role as Johnny Apollo and to the movie itself. Highly recommended to all Tyrone Power fans and those who enjoy excellent crime dramas.