Bad Guy | |
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Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
Screenplay by | Earl Felton Harry Ruskin |
Story by | J. Robert Bren Kathleen Shepard Hal Long |
Produced by | Tom Reed |
Starring | Bruce Cabot Virginia Grey Edward Norris Jean Chatburn Cliff Edwards |
Cinematography | Lester White |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | Edward Ward |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Bad Guy is a 1937 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Earl Felton and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Virginia Grey, Edward Norris, Jean Chatburn and Cliff Edwards. It was released on August 27, 1937 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]
Power linesman Lucky Walden kills the crooked gambler who had cheated him. He is convicted and sentenced to death.
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Lucky returns to his old vices. He violates his parole and is returned to prison. Lucky coaxes Steve into helping him rig the prison's electrical bars to help him escape. Steve's girlfriend Kitty is also attracted to Lucky and wants him out of prison. The cops chase Lucky until he is electrocuted by the electrified wires. Steve is sentenced to jail.
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