Stars: Victor McLaglen, William Gargan, Paul Kelly Director: Ray McCarey Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion!
Victor McLaglen (1886 - 1959) was born in England and held both UK and USA citizenship. He had a rough and tumble youth working as a wrestler and heavyweight boxer and soldier (he was heavyweight champion of the British Army in 1918). He was an accidental actor having been spotted by a talent scout who was visiting a sporting club and who was looking for a boxer to play the lead in The Call Of The Road. McLaglen auditioned, got the part and his career was launched. He had an incredibly hectic filming schedule - for example, in 1922 he made seven films and usually as lead actor. In 1925 he moved to Hollywood and was immediately successful. His big break came in 1926 when he was the lead in What Price Glory? which made a massive profit. His roles steadily improved and despite the fact that he had a fairly battered ex-boxer's face he played leading men convincingly. True stardom came in 1935 when he won the Best Actor Oscar in The Informer and he played opposite many of the leading stars of the day including Mae West, Shirley Temple, Freddie Bartholomew, Ronald Coleman and Nelson Eddy. After the war he moved to supporting actor roles often appearing with John Wayne - in 1952 he was Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Quiet Man. He was never out of work, had three wives and spoke five languages including Arabic. Sadly, this "accidental actor" is now largely forgotten despite his volume of work. This movie was made at the height of his popularity and although it is a rather complicated melodrama it is enjoyable.
Good movie. Good performances by Victor McLaglen and Paul Kelly. Somehow the McLaglen character acquired an Irish accent while growing up in this country.
Quite a Good,Well-Acted story,plot! Actors Were First-Rate& It Showed! I enjoyed every minute of this entertaining film! Thanks,Again,PizzaFlix4 Sharing it w the public!!
Love the classic movies... especially men in tuxedos and top hats; men who wear hats and let's not forget the suits. So more classier than jeans and tee shirts :)
SMART MONEY💰1931: any chance u can get it, 🍕Flix?? it's the only movie made with james cagney & edward g. robinson. caught 2nd half on t.v. about 20 yrs ago, & loved it. 🥰