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New York City; the depression. The terraces of the great new apartments of the rich look down into the windows of the tenement poor. A gang of teenagers amuse themselves diving in the river and taunting the son of a rich family. Dave (Joel McCrea) helps Drina (Sylvia Sidney) as she looks after her bother, Tommy (Billy Halop), who is one of the gang. Gangster Baby Face Martin (Humphry Bogart) returns to his old home--but is rejected by his mother (Marjorie Main). Then Martin hatches a plan to make his visit worthwhile.Like the play it is based on, DEAD END is dominated by its tenement set. Director William Wyler and director of photography Gregg Toland emphasize the contrast between the rich family and the poor tenement dwellers. Although scriptwriter Lillian Hellman had to soften Sidney Kingsley's play, the movie's criticism of the social order is still trenchant. DEAD END is notable for its period detail--Dave rests his arms on a pillow while entertaining himself looking out his window; a policeman beats his baton on the sidewalk to call for help. And it contains a vivid vignette from Claire Trevor as Francey, the girl Martin left behind.Product Identifiers
UPC0027616886538
eBay Product ID (ePID)44630702
Product Key Features
ActorHumphrey Bogart
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitleDead End
DirectorWilliam Wyler, Willi Wyler
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleHumphrey Bogart
Release Date20050308
Film CountryUSA