Red Barry

"A DYNAMITE-CHARGED DETECTIVE THRILLER! Blasted from the pages of your favorite newspaper serial...and exploding before your eyes on the screen!"

1938 4h 16m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ActionCrimeAdventure

Synopsis

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A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.

“A DYNAMITE-CHARGED DETECTIVE THRILLER! Blasted from the pages of your favorite newspaper serial...and exploding before your eyes on the screen!”

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Cast

Buster Crabbe
Red Barry
Frances Robinson
Mississippi
Edna Sedgewick
Natacha
Cyril Delevanti
Wing Fu
Frank Lackteen
Quong Lee
Wade Boteler
Inspector Scott
Hugh Huntley
Valentine Vane
Philip Ahn
Hong Kong Cholly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan James
Writers: Ray Trampe, Norman S. Hall
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 256 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 8

ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan James, shot by Jerome Ash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Saul A. Goodkind 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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Buster Crabbe and Frances Robinson and Edna Sedgewick carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A DYNAMITE-CHARGED DETECTIVE THRILLER! Blasted from the pages of your favorite newspaper serial...and exploding before your eyes on the screen!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alan James directs. Jerome Ash behind the camera. Saul A. Goodkind cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 256 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Alan James, shot by Jerome Ash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Saul A. Goodkind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Buster Crabbe and Frances Robinson and Edna Sedgewick carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A DYNAMITE-CHARGED DETECTIVE THRILLER! Blasted from the pages of your favorite newspaper serial...and exploding before your eyes on the screen!".
7IMDB entry: tt0030662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.