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RUNTIME
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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Richard Dix
Jim Donovan
Marion Shilling
Kitty Costello
Jackie Cooper
Midge Murray
Frank Sheridan
Father Dan
Boris Karloff
Cokey Joe
Dick Rush
Burke
Fred Kelsey
Collins
Richard Alexander
Ben Murray
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Fred Niblo
- Writers
- J. Walter Ruben
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Richard Dix and Marion Shilling and Jackie Cooper carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0022589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Fred Niblo directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Richard Dix and Marion Shilling and Jackie Cooper carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0022589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 7Classified under 15 themes, including "drug dealer", "crusader", "judge", "prohibition era".
The technical file
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Fred Niblo
Production companies
Who made it
RKO Radio Pictures
US
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorJames H. Anderson
- Art DirectionMax Rée
- MusicMax Steiner
- NovelRex Beach
- CinematographyEdward Cronjager
- Associate ProducerLouis Sarecky
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- drug dealer
- crusader
- judge
- prohibition era
- gangster
- gang leader
- priest
- big city
- police officer
- police detective
- held at gunpoint
- gang member
- district attorney
- pre-code
- roman catholic church
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-06-06
Also known as
International titles
- Donovan's KidIE
- Big BrotherUS
- Born to the RacketUS
