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  • Boulder Dam (1936)
  • Passed
    70 min | Action, Drama
Boulder Dam (1936)
Passed
70 min | Action, Drama

"Rusty" Noonan, a hard-boiled, cynical, selfish smart-aleck, working as a mechanic in a Detroit garage, is outraged when he has to work overtime on repairing the shoddy work he had done on a taxicab, gets into an argument with the ...See more"Rusty" Noonan, a hard-boiled, cynical, selfish smart-aleck, working as a mechanic in a Detroit garage, is outraged when he has to work overtime on repairing the shoddy work he had done on a taxicab, gets into an argument with the shop-foreman, Wison. The foreman takes a swing at him and misses but Noonan, a trained boxer connects with his punch. The blow catches Wilson on the chin, knocks him off his feet and his head hits the floor and he is killed. Noonan flees, wanders about the country and eventually arrives in the desert-town of Las Vegas, Nevada, where the mighty Boulder Dam is being constructed on the near-by Colorado River. He is befriended by Ann Vangarick, gets a construction job on the dam project, and he begins to see the error of his past ways. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Sy Bartlett (screen play) | Ralph Block (screen play) | Dan M. Templin (based on story: "Boulder Dam" by)
Cinematographer
Arthur L. Todd (photography by)
Editor
Jack Saper (edited by)
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Updated Mar 6, 1936

Release date
Mar 7, 1936 (United States)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Ross Alexander
Rusty Noonan Rusty Noonan   See fewer
Patricia Ellis
Ann Vangarick Ann Vangarick   See fewer
Eddie Acuff
Ed Harper Ed Harper   See fewer
Henry O'Neill
Mr. Agnew Mr. Agnew   See fewer
Egon Brecher
Pa Vangarick Pa Vangarick   See fewer
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Ma Vangarick Ma Vangarick   See fewer
George P. Breakston
Stan Vangarick (as George Breakston) Stan Vangarick (as George Breakston)   See fewer
William Pawley
Wilson - Garage Boss Wilson - Garage Boss   See fewer
Ronnie Cosby
Peter Vangarick Peter Vangarick   See fewer
Ward Bond
Pa's Guest (uncredited) Pa's Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Bud - the Bouncer (uncredited) Bud - the Bouncer (uncredited)   See fewer
Spencer Charters
First Sheriff (uncredited) First Sheriff (uncredited)   See fewer
Davison Clark
Sheriff #2 (uncredited) Sheriff #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
James Donlan
Nightclub Manager (uncredited) Nightclub Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Job Applications Teller (uncredited) Job Applications Teller (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Dynamite Ralph - Dam Worker (uncredited) Dynamite Ralph - Dam Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Dam Worker (uncredited) Dam Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Gargan
Pa's Guest (uncredited) Pa's Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
Station Agent (uncredited) Station Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Dam Worker (uncredited) Dam Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Hopton
Cable Operatior (uncredited) Cable Operatior (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Anthony Hughes
Pa's Guest (uncredited) Pa's Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Moriarity
Seamus - Pa's Guest (uncredited) Seamus - Pa's Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Dam Worker (uncredited) Dam Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Craig Reynolds
Dam Worker (uncredited) Dam Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Rice
Fred Cook (uncredited) Fred Cook (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Shubert
Pa's Guest (uncredited) Pa's Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
George E. Stone
Man Aiding Ann (uncredited) Man Aiding Ann (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Dam Worker (uncredited) Dam Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Boulder Dam Employment Teller (uncredited) Boulder Dam Employment Teller (uncredited)   See fewer
Huey White
Chuck - Cab Driver (uncredited) Chuck - Cab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
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