Reviews for You Can't Get Away with Murder
Review - You Can't Get Away with Murder
Perhaps the sappiest and most cliched movie I've ever seen.
Reviewed by Roger on 2019-07-28 19:52:53
You Can't Get Away with Murderdirected by Lewis Seiler | |
| Category: |
"Drama" |
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| Year of Release: | 1939 |
| Date Added: | 07/28/2019 |
| Date Watched: | 07/28/2019 |
| Description: | Johnnie Stone (Billy Halop) falls in with petty thief Frank Wilson (Humphrey Bogart). Johnnie's sister Madge (Gale Page) is engaged to a cop named Fred. Johnnie steals Fred's gun and takes it on a robbery with Frank. When the store owner sets off the alarm, Frank shoots him and leaves Fred's gun on the scene. Johnnie and Frank get put in prison for another job, and Fred is convicted of the murder. Frank convinces Johnnie to keep his mouth shut, but when Fred is about to be electrocuted, Johnnie confesses. Frank shoots him, but not before the truth is out. Johnnie dies, but Fred is freed. |
| My Rating: | 5 |