Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Directed by

William Keighley

Genre

drama film, prison film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An investigative reporter is framed and sent to prison. He forms an uneasy bond with a notorious gangster inside.

tensegrittybleakcerebralfast-pacedclaustrophobicearnesthard-boiled

What happens

Each Dawn I Die is a 1939 gangster film directed by William Keighley and starring James Cagney and George Raft. The plot involves an investigative reporter who is unjustly thrown in jail and befriends a famous gangster. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Jerome Odlum and the supporting cast features Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, and Victor Jory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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