The Get-Away (1941 film)

The Get-Away
The Get-Away
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edward Buzzell; Richard Rosson
Written by	J. Walter Ruben; Wells Root
Produced by	J. Walter Ruben
Starring	Robert Sterling ; Charles Winninger ; Donna Reed
Cinematography	Sidney Wagner
Edited by	James E. Newcom
Music by	Daniele Amfitheatrof
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	June 13, 1941;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Get-Away is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger and Donna Reed. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is a remake of the 1935 film Public Hero No. 1.^[1] It has been listed as a precursor of film noir.^[2]

Synopsis

A federal agent goes undercover in a prison to infiltrate the circle of a criminal and gain information about him and his gang. He gains his confidence and the two take part of an escape together. On the outside they encounter the criminal's sister who naively sees her brother as a petty thief who can be reformed rather than the hardened murderer he really is.

Cast

Robert Sterling as Jeff Crane
Charles Winninger as Doctor Josiah Glass
Donna Reed as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Henry O'Neill as Warden Alcott
Dan Dailey as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Don Douglas as Jim Duff
Ernest Whitman as 'Moose'
Grant Withers as Parker
Chester Gan as Sam
Charles Wagenheim as Hutch
Guy Kingsford as George
Matty Fain as Bryan
Clara Blandick as Mrs. Higgins
Jack Luden as Agent Higgins
Joe Yule as McMannis, a Bartender
May McAvoy as Duff's Secretary
Wade Boteler as Prison Yard Captain
Veda Ann Borg as Black's Dance Hall Pickup

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther called the film "routine fiction in the cops-and-robbers vein" and "deadly dreary stuff, pounded out from a blueprint, and poorly, almost childishly, played."^[3]

References

^ "The Get-Away (1941) - Edward Buzzell, Edward N. Buzzell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ Spicer p.401
^ Crowther, Bosley (1941-07-17). "The Screen: Rough Stuff". The New York Times. p. 23.

Bibliography

Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

The Get-Away at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Get-Away at IMDb
The Get-Away at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] "The Get-Away (1941) - Edward Buzzell, Edward N. Buzzell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

[2] Spicer p.401

[3] Crowther, Bosley (1941-07-17). "The Screen: Rough Stuff". The New York Times. p. 23.

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