Two Against the World (1936)
- Directed by
- William C. McGann
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A radio network owner revives a 20-year-old murder story to boost ratings, leading to tragic outcomes. The cynical programming manager faces a crisis of conscience as he sees the damage unfold.
tensemelodramaticmorally conflictedbleakfast-pacedcynicaltragicurgent
What happens
Two Against the World, also known as One Fatal Hour, is a 1936 American melodrama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Humphrey Bogart, Beverly Roberts and Linda Perry. The film is based on the 1930 play Five Star Final by Louis Weitzenkorn and is a much shorter remake of the film Five Star Final, which stars Edward G. Robinson. The main setting has been moved from a newspaper to a nationwide radio network whose owner, Bertram Reynolds, hungry for larger audiences, decides "in the name of public good" to revive the memory of a twenty-year-old murder case, with tragic consequences. The cynical manager of programming, Sherry Scott (Humphrey Bogart), has a crisis of conscience when faced with the deadly results. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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