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Sleepers East

1934-01-01 · 69 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Crime · Mystery

No good deed goes unpunished for Lena Karelson (Wynne Gibson), hooker with a heart of gold trying to go straight in the big city. Covering a bachelor party for a friend in need, Lena winds up at a gambling house where she is the sole witness when Mayor Wentworth's drunken lout of a son shoots the owner. Wentworth's political machine wants Lena to falsely incriminate mob boss Callahan to bolster their re-election campaign. Callahan's mouthpiece nabs Lena first, conveying her stealthily by train from Toledo to New York to prevent her from testifying against the big boss. A midnight special smash-up, a tense courtroom finale and true love triumphant round out this typical Fox pre-Code programmer, released just before the Legion of Decency dropped the hammer in 1934.

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Directors
Kenneth MacKenna
Production companies
Fox Film Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Wynne GibsonWynne GibsonLena Karelson
Preston FosterPreston FosterJason Everett
Mona BarrieMona BarrieAda Robillard
Harvey StephensHarvey StephensMartin Knox
Roger ImhofRoger ImhofMacGowan
J. Carrol NaishJ. Carrol NaishCarl Izzard
Suzanne KaarenSuzanne KaarenDixie
Howard LallyJack Wentworth
Joseph CrehanJoseph CrehanConductor (uncredited)
Marianne EdwardsMarianne EdwardsBaby (uncredited)
Francis FordFrancis FordWell-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Douglas FowleyDouglas FowleyGangster (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesFred 'Snowflake' ToonesPorter (uncredited)
Morgan WallaceMorgan WallaceProsecuting Attorney (uncredited)

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