Day of Reckoning (1933 film)

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Day of Reckoning
Directed by Charles Brabin
Screenplay by
Based onnovel
by Morris Lavine
Produced by Lucien Hubbard (assoc. producer)
Starring
Cinematography Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by Adrienne Fazan
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 27, 1933 (1933-10-27)
Running time
65-70 minutes (7 reels [1] )
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Day of Reckoning is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Richard Dix, Madge Evans and Conway Tearle. It is based on a novel by Morris Lavine. [1] When a man is sent to prison, his wife is romanced by another man.

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Plot

John Day is arrested for a shortage in his accounts at work. His wife Dorothy asks for help from lusting friend George Hollins, who orders John's lawyer to assure that John receives a two-year jail sentence.

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 Library of Congress Copyright Office (1933). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 6511. Retrieved January 12, 2013.