In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Paul Muni | ... | Johnny Ramirez | |
| Bette Davis | ... | Marie Roark | |
| Margaret Lindsay | ... | Dale Elwell | |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Charlie Roark | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Padre | |
| Soledad Jiménez | ... | Mrs. Ramirez (as Soledad Jimenez) | |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... | Harry | |
| Gavin Gordon | ... | Brook Manville | |
| William B. Davidson | ... | Dr. Carter (as William Davidson) | |
| Arthur Stone | ... | Manuel Diego | |
| Vivian Tobin | ... | Mrs. Garner | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Carmen Gould | ||
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Embittered when prejudice cuts short his nascent law career, once-idealistic Johnny Ramirez leaves his home in Los Angeles and ends up in Mexico. He quickly becomes the invaluable second-in-command to Charlie Roark, the owner of a border-town casino. But Roark's wife falls hard for Johnny and goes to great lengths to make him hers, which sets in motion more perilous events. Written by Determined Copy Editor
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23 January 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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La Placita Our Lady Queen of Angels - 535 North Main Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Cincinnati Friday 3 August 1956 on WKRC (Channel 12), in Phoenix Thursday 6 September 1956 on KVAR (Channel 12), in Wichita Saturday 22 September 1956 on KAKE (Channel 10), in Boston Wednesday 26 September 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Indianapolis Saturday 6 October 1956 on WFBM (Channel 6), in San Francisco Friday 2 November 1956 on KRON (Channel 4), in Portland OR Saturday 1 December 1956 on KOIN (Channel 6), and in Bellingham WA Sunday 30 December 1956 on KVOS (Channel 12). See more »Goofs
When Dale and Brook leave the Olvera Street cafe, the camera follows them down the street. Several objects and people pass between them and the camera, and the shadow of the camera falls across several of these. At one point, the shadow of a technician wearing a cap (presumably the camera operator) is plainly visible against a flat surface. See more »Quotes
Marie Roark: The only fun I get is feeding the goldfish, and they only eat once a day.See more »
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Young Mexican-American lawyer Johnny Ramirez (Paul Muni) is disbarred after punching out a lawyer who beat him in court! Embittered, he heads to Mexico where he goes to work in a border town casino. There Johnny falls for a stuck-up socialite (Margaret Lindsay) while he becomes the object of infatuation for the boss' crazy wife (Bette Davis).
Good WB drama with broad but enjoyable performances from Muni and Davis. Margaret Lindsay is always lovely. Nice supporting cast includes Eugene Palette, Robert Barrat, and Samuel S. Hinds. Well-intentioned social messages seem slightly embarrassing today. And yes, the movie is politically incorrect, for those who are bothered by that. Elements of this story were later used in the superior They Drive By Night with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart. A good movie, especially for Bette Davis fans.