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Dead End is a 1937 American drama and crime film directed by William Wyler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn through Samuel Goldwyn Productions. The screenplay was written by Lillian Hellman, with music composed by Alfred Newman and cinematography by Gregg Toland. The cast includes Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Claire Trevor, and Joel McCrea. The narrative is set in New York City and is presented in black-and-white.
The film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, with availability on Amazon Prime Video and via video on demand. It has a runtime of 93 minutes. Critical reception includes a review score of 7.2 out of 10 and an 83% rating. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design.
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Film · TMDB
7.1The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
Cast
- Sylvia Sidney as Drina
- Joel McCrea as Dave
- Humphrey Bogart as "Baby Face" Martin
- Wendy Barrie as Kay
- Claire Trevor as Francey
- Allen Jenkins as Hunk
Themes
- plastic surgery
- mobster
- gunfight
- class differences
- dead end kids
- deep focus
- juvenile delinquent
- knifing
- doorman
- street urchin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenwriter
- Lillian Hellman
- Cast member
- Wade Boteler
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Production company
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Cinematographer
- Gregg Toland
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 389695
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Humphrey Bogart Dead End Still.jpg
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- publication date
- 1937-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- film editor
- Daniel Mandell
- title
- Dead End
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Richard Day
- review score
- 83%
- Commons category
- Dead End (1937 film)
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