Dynamite (1929)

Directed by

Mitchell Leisen, Cecil B. DeMille

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 09m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A socialite marries a condemned murderer to inherit her grandfather's money. The film follows the unlikely relationship that develops between them.

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What happens

Dynamite is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, and Julia Faye. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, John Howard Lawson, and Gladys Unger, the film is about a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed, whom a socialite marries simply to satisfy a condition of her grandfather's will. Mitchell Leisen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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