The Beast of the City (1932)
- Directed by
- Charles Brabin
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A police chief goes to extreme lengths to take down a powerful gangster. The cops turn into vigilantes in this pre-Code crime drama.
tensegrimcynicalfast-pacedbrutalmelodramaticunsettling
What happens
The Beast of the City is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film featuring cops as vigilantes and known for its singularly vicious ending. Written by W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht (uncredited), and John Lee Mahin, and directed by Charles Brabin, the film stars Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, and Tully Marshall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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