Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 13m

The Mad Game

Director

Cast

Spencer Tracy as Edward Carson Claire Trevor as Jane Lee Ralph Morgan as Judge Penfield Howard Lally as Thomas Penfield J. Carrol Naish as Chopper Allen John Miljan as William Bennett

Crew

William M. Conselman — Screenplay Henry Johnson — Screenplay William M. Conselman — Story Henry Johnson — Story

Tagline

Men cringed before him...Only one woman understood him...and she alone knew the secret that inspired his ruthless campaign against the kidnapping racket.

Synopsis

Bootlegger Ed Carson is sent to prison. His old gang turns from liquor (now legal) to kidnapping. When they nab the son and daughter-in-law of the judge who sent Carson to prison, he is paroled to help in the capture.

Mood & Themes

prison kidnapping

Key Collaborators

Irving Cummings Director William M. Conselman Screenplay Henry Johnson Screenplay William M. Conselman Story Henry Johnson Story

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