

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939-03-23 · 89 min · ★ 5.8
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.
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- Directors
- Lewis Seiler
- Production companies
- First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Humphrey BogartFrank Wilson
Gale PageMadge Stone
Billy HalopJohn 'Johnny' Stone
John LitelAttorney Carey
Henry TraversPop
Harvey StephensFred Burke
Harold HuberScappa
Joe SawyerRed
Joe DowningSmitty
George E. StoneToad
Joe KingPrison Guard
Joseph CrehanWarden of Sing Sing
John RidgelyGas Station Proprietor
Herbert RawlinsonDistrict Attorney
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSam (uncredited)
Sidney BraceyTourist on Boat (uncredited)
Eddy ChandlerAttacked Keeper (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' ChissellConvict (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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