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RUNTIME
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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
John Litel
Inspector Lane
Dick Purcell
"Bull" Regan
Virginia Dale
Mary Norton
Sheila Bromley
Gladys Wagner
Ben Welden
Wagner
William Haade
Emmet White
Raymond Hatton
"Little Joe" Macey
Harland Tucker
Ward Sturgis
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- William Clemens
- Writers
- Kenneth Gamet, Don Ryan
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by William Clemens, shot by Sidney Hickox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bernhard Kaun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Frederick Richards shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Litel and Dick Purcell and Virginia Dale carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "LOOK OUT FOR WOMAN DYNAMITE!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0029253 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
William Clemens directs. Sidney Hickox behind the camera. Bernhard Kaun scores. Frederick Richards cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by William Clemens, shot by Sidney Hickox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bernhard Kaun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Frederick Richards shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6John Litel and Dick Purcell and Virginia Dale carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "LOOK OUT FOR WOMAN DYNAMITE!".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0029253 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sidney Hickox
- Original score
- Bernhard Kaun
- Editing
- Frederick Richards
- Costume design
- N'was McKenzie
- Runtime
- 61 min · 1h 1m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
William Clemens
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
First National Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerBryan Foy
- EditorFrederick Richards
- Art DirectionTed Smith
- Costume DesignN'was McKenzie
- Executive ProducerHal B. Wallis
- Executive ProducerJack L. Warner
- Production ManagerLouis Baum
- Assistant DirectorBob Ross
- SoundLeslie G. Hewitt
- StuntsHarvey Parry
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prosecutor
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1937-12-11
Also known as
International titles
- Gospodar podzemljaHR
- Athoa i katigoroumeniGR
- Artiglio di vellutoIT
