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  • You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
  • Approved
    79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Approved
79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.
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Director
Writers
Robert Buckner (screen play) | Don Ryan (screen play) | Kenneth Gamet (screen play) | Lewis E. Lawes (based on a play by) (as Warden Lewis E. Lawes) | Jonathan Finn (based on a play by)
Composer
Heinz Roemheld (as H. Roemheld)
Cinematographer
Sol Polito (photography by)
Editor
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Status
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Updated Mar 23, 1939

Release date
May 20, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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39 cast members
Name Known for
Humphrey Bogart
Frank Wilson Frank Wilson   See fewer
Gale Page
Madge Stone Madge Stone   See fewer
Billy Halop
Johnnie Stone Johnnie Stone   See fewer
John Litel
Attorney Carey Attorney Carey   See fewer
Harvey Stephens
Fred Burke Fred Burke   See fewer
Harold Huber
Scappa Scappa   See fewer
Joe Downing
Smitty Smitty   See fewer
Joe King
Principal Keeper (as Joseph King) Principal Keeper (as Joseph King)   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Warden Warden   See fewer
John Ridgely
Gas Station Attendant Gas Station Attendant   See fewer
Herbert Rawlinson
District Attorney District Attorney   See fewer
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Sam (uncredited) Sam (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney Bracey
Tourist on Boat (uncredited) Tourist on Boat (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Brian
Billiards Observer (uncredited) Billiards Observer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frankie Burke
Billard Player (uncredited) Billard Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Attacked Keeper (uncredited) Attacked Keeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Cichy
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal Craig
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Lock Man Inventor (uncredited) Lock Man Inventor (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Edwards
Trainer (uncredited) Trainer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Faylen
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack A. Goodrich
Stenographer (uncredited) Stenographer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Harron
Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited) Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Keeper Burns (uncredited) Keeper Burns (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mayo
Keeper Collins (uncredited) Keeper Collins (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
Keeper Monahan (uncredited) Keeper Monahan (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett O'Connor
First Detective (uncredited) First Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
George Offerman Jr.
Billard Player (uncredited) Billard Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Lock Man Inventor (uncredited) Lock Man Inventor (uncredited)   See fewer
Emory Parnell
Second Detective (uncredited) Second Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Saum
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Short
Peg (uncredited) Peg (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Strange
Chapin Loan Co. Pawnbroker (uncredited) Chapin Loan Co. Pawnbroker (uncredited)   See fewer
George Taylor
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Wilson
Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited) Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
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