Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 32m

They Made Me a Criminal

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Director
Busby Berkeley
Cast
John Garfield as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney Claude Rains as Det. Monty Phelan Ann Sheridan as Goldie West May Robson as Grandma Rafferty Gloria Dickson as Peggy Billy Halop as Tommy
Crew
James Wong Howe — Director of Photography Jack Killifer — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Sig Herzig — Screenplay Bertram Millhauser — Novel Beulah Marie Dix — Novel
Tagline

YOU'D GIVE A DOG A BETTER CHANCE!

Synopsis

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Busby Berkeley Director James Wong Howe Director of Photography Jack Killifer Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer Sig Herzig Screenplay Bertram Millhauser Novel Beulah Marie Dix Novel Milo Anderson Costume Design
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