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You Can't Get Away with Murder is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring "Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warner Bros., before his breakthrough as a leading man in High Sierra two years later.
Sucked into joining Mr. Bogart in a gas station robbery, young Halop gets to join his nasty mentor in "Sing Sing" security prison. There, Halop learns his sister's nice fiancé Harvey Stephens (as Fred Burke) will face the electric chair for murder. Halop knows what really happened, but it would mean more trouble for himself and pal Bogart...
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Lewis Seiler
- 1939-05-20
Nov 15, 2018 · In "You Can't Get Away with Murder," Bogart is another one of these tough guys. And while his name is the one people today recognize best, Billy Halop is really the star of this film, and the film follows his story: A teen who gets in with the wrong crowd, commits a crime and puts…
Mar 29, 2020 · Because once Page realizes Halop knows something, she tries to get him to save Murphy too, which Halop resents. Maybe if Murder went a different way—i.e. not into prison—it’d be able to get through with Halop, but he’s never good. Like… just… no.
"You Can't Get Away with Murder" is a 1939 film starring Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, Henry Travers, John Litel, and Harvey Stephens. Bogart is still on his way up the star ladder - in his case, it was a long climb to 1941's "High Sierra" with lots of supporting parts, mostly as gangsters.
1h 18m 1939. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A young tough takes the rap for a hardened gangster. Cast & Crew. Read More. Lewis Seiler. Director. Humphrey Bogart. Frank Wilson. Gale Page. Madge Stone. Billy Halop. Johnnie Stone. John Litel. Attorney Carey. Henry Travers.
Seasoned gangster Frank Wilson (Humphrey Bogart) is schooling the naive young Johnny Stone (Billy Halop) in the ways of crime. Initially, their small-time holdups go off without a hitch, but ...
- Crime, Drama
