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Johnny Eager
They’re Dynamite
1941 | 107m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | James Edward Grant, John Lee Mahin |
| Staring: |
| A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 09, 1941 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | James Edward Grant, John Lee Mahin |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | gambling, self sacrifice, taxi driver, fiancé, gangster, staged death, deception, film noir, unrequited love, shootout, nervous breakdown, district attorney, racetrack, racketeers, ex-con, frame up, parole officer, illegal gambling, drunkenness, hero worship, dog racing, gangland killing, father daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Taylor | Johnny Eager |
| Lana Turner | Lisbeth Bard |
| Edward Arnold | John Benson Farrell |
| Van Heflin | Jeff Hartnett |
| Robert Sterling | Jimmy Courtney |
| Patricia Dane | Garnet |
| Glenda Farrell | Mae Blythe |
| Henry O'Neill | Mr. Verne |
| Diana Lewis | Judy Sanford |
| Barry Nelson | Lew Rankin |
| Charles Dingle | Marco |
| Paul Stewart | Julio |
| Cy Kendall | Halligan |
| Don Costello | Billiken |
| Lou Lubin | Benjy |
| Joe Downing | Ryan (as Joseph Downing) |
| Connie Gilchrist | Peg |
| Robin Raymond | Matilda |
| Leona Maricle | Miss Mines |
| Byron Shores | Officer No. 711 |
| Hooper Atchley | Gambler Who Made Eight the Hard Way (uncredited) |
| Arthur Belasco | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Bennett | Headwaiter at Luce's (uncredited) |
| Gladys Blake | Receptionist at Verne's Office (uncredited) |
| Joyce Bryant | Woman with Gambler Who Made Eight the Hard Way (uncredited) |
| Jack Carr | Cupid (uncredited) |
| Larry Clifford | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Georgie Cooper | Wife Who Wants a New Car (uncredited) |
| Jules Cowles | Man on Betting Line in Front of Mr. Verne (uncredited) |
| Cliff Danielson | Floyd Markham (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
| Mike Donovan | Switchman (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | Man #2 Watching Dog Run at Track (uncredited) |
| Harry Evans | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) |
| Harrison Greene | Card Player Who Says 'It's Getting Late' (uncredited) |
| Alice Keating | Ella, Lisbeth's Maid (uncredited) |
| Richard Kipling | Husband Who Lost More Than $2000 (uncredited) |
| King Lockwood | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Robert Locke Lorraine | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Art Miles | Lieutenant Allan (uncredited) |
| Johnny Mitchell | Policeman (uncredited) |
| James C. Morton | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Tony Luce (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | Farrell's Butler (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Alonzo Price | Man #1 Watching Dog Run at Track (uncredited) |
| Stanley Price | Man with News of Rankin's Death (uncredited) |
| Fred Rapport | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Janet Shaw | Alice (uncredited) |
| Elliott Sullivan | Ed Nolan (uncredited) |
| Charles Thomas | Bus Conductor (uncredited) |
| Gohr Van Vleck | Councilman French (uncredited) |
| Beryl Wallace | Mabel (uncredited) |
| Anthony Warde | Guard Outside Luce's Office Door (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Eddie (uncredited) |
| Joe Whitehead | Mr. Ruffing (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert Akst | Editor |
| William H. Cannon | Unit Manager |
| Al Shenberg | Assistant Director |
| Stan Rogers | Art Direction |
| Harkness Smith | Camera Operator |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Lennie Hayton | Orchestrator |
| Wally Heglin | Orchestrator |
| Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
| Howard Dietz | Publicist |
| Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| James Edward Grant | Story, Screenplay |
| John Lee Mahin | Screenplay |
| Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Name | Title |
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| John W. Considine Jr. | Producer |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
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