They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

Directed by

Busby Berkeley

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer is framed for a murder he did not commit. He goes on the run and hides out at an Arizona ranch where he is forced to confront his past.

tensegrittysuspensefulmelancholicfast-pacedbleakdramaticnoirish

What happens

They Made Me a Criminal is a 1939 American crime-drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring John Garfield, Claude Rains, and The Dead End Kids. It is a remake of the film The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933). The film later was featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia. Portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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