Dead End

"THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN!"

Aug 27 1937 Approved 1h 33m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.

Plot

The Dead End Kids are introduced in their intricate East Side slum, overlooked by the apartments of the rich. Their antics, some funny, some vicious, alternate with subplots: unemployed architect Dave is torn between Drina, sweet but equally poor, and Kay, a rich man's mistress; gangster Baby Face Martin returns to his old neighborhood and finds that nobody is glad to see him. Then violent crime, both juvenile and adult, impacts the neighborhood and its people.

Written by

Lillian Hellman, Sidney Kingsley

Directed by

William Wyler

Cast

Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 nominations total

Trailers
Dead End trailer 1937
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Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
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