Ohjaus:
Raoul WalshKäsikirjoitus:
Julius J. EpsteinKuvaus:
James Wong HoweSävellys:
Heinz RoemheldNäyttelijät:
James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Una O'Connor, George Reeves, Creighton Hale, Helen Lynd (lisää)Juonikuvaukset(1)
At the turn of the century, New York dentist Biff Grimes is reminiscing about the past when he receives a telephone call asking him to pull alderman Hugo Barnstead's aching tooth. Biff carries a grudge against Hugo, a man he has known from his youth: Their rivalry begins when both men fall in love with Virginia Brush, a strawberry blonde. Hugo arranges to meet Virginia "accidentally" in the park. In order that the meeting appear to be innocent, Virginia brings her friend, Amy Lind, a nurse who is outspokenly in favor of women's rights, and Hugo brings Biff. Hugo lures Biff into accompanying him by promising him that he can be Virginia's date, but when the foursome arrives in the country after a short carriage ride, Hugo pairs off with Virginia, leaving Biff to entertain Amy. To finish off Biff's disappointing evening, he is forced to pay for the carriage rental. The following week, Biff dates Virginia and spends all his money taking her to expensive places. When he tries to make another date with her, she turns him down, but Biff keeps trying and eventually Virginia agrees to meet him in the park. To Biff's surprise, Amy keeps the date in Virginia's place. When Biff learns from a passing friend that Virginia and Hugo eloped earlier that day, Amy does her best to console him. Eventually, Biff asks Amy if he can see her again, and over time, they fall in love and marry. One evening, Virginia invites Biff and Amy to dine with her and Hugo. Hugo spends the evening bragging about his wealth and then offers to bring Biff into his firm. Biff accepts his offer, but is frustrated when he learns that he is not expected to do much except sign his name to various papers. The reason for this becomes clear when the firm is accused of graft. Biff is held responsible for the crimes and Hugo, whose name does not appear on any papers, goes free. Things become even blacker when Biff's father, who is working on one of the firm's projects, is killed when a building collapses due to the use of inferior materials. Biff is held responsible and is sent to jail. By the time he is released, he has completed a correspondence school course in dentistry, and he and Amy move to a new neighborhood. Meanwhile, Hugo has gone on to a successful career in politics. Remembering these events, Biff vows vengeance on Hugo. When Hugo and Virginia arrive, they are surprised to discover that Biff is the dentist. Hugo and Virginia cannot stop quarreling and it is clear that they have a miserable marriage. Biff gets his revenge by pulling Hugo's tooth without gas, and realizes suddenly that he has a good life with Amy and is very glad that he did not marry Virginia, especially when Amy reveals that she is pregnant. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)
(lisää)Näyttelijät
James Cagney
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Ett, två, tre (1961)
White Heat (1949)
Olivia de Havilland
Japani
Parhaat elokuvat:
Tuulen viemää (1939)
Arvtagerskan (1949)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Rita Hayworth
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Karnevaalit Riossa (1942)
Häätanssi (1941)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012) - a.o.
Alan Hale
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Det hände en natt (1934)
Seikkailujen mies: Gentleman Jim (1942)
Merihaukka (1940)
Jack Carson
Kanada
Parhaat elokuvat:
Kärlekstokig (1941)
Kissa kuumalla katolla (1958)
Mr. Smith i Washington (1939)
George Tobias
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Mildred Pierce - en amerikansk kvinna (1945)
Ninotchka (1939)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Una O'Connor
Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Parhaat elokuvat:
Todistaja (1957)
Den osynlige mannen (1933)
Frankensteins brud (1935)
George Reeves
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Tuulen viemää (1939)
Täältä ikuisuuteen (1953)
Simson och Delila (1949)
Creighton Hale
Irlanti
Parhaat elokuvat:
Solnedgångens gata (1950)
Casablanca (1942)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Helen Lynd
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Me tervehdimme elämää (1943)
Susan Peters
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Slumpens skördar (1942)
He uskoivat elämään (1941)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Jack Mower
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Fatiman ihme (1952)
Livet är underbart (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Russell Hicks
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Tanssin kuningaspari (1939)
Punainen katu (1945)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Addison Richards
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Riddar Blåskägg (1947)
De tio budorden (1956)
James Flavin
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Med kallt blod (1967)
Mildred Pierce - en amerikansk kvinna (1945)
Pat Flaherty
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Diktatorn (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Sierra Madres skatt (1948)
Dick Wessel
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Fury (1936)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Punainen katu (1945)
William Newell
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Fury (1936)
Mr. Smith i Washington (1939)
Tim Ryan
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Det började med Eva (1941)
Häätanssi (1941)
Miehen voitto (1949)
Wade Boteler
Yhdysvallat
Parhaat elokuvat:
Kärlekstokig (1941)
Mr. Smith i Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)