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His was a life of the past...theirs of the future!
1934 | 72m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Roy William Neill |
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| Writer: | Howard Emmett Rogers, Dorothy Howell, Ethel Hill |
| Staring: |
| An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 10, 1934 |
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| Director: | Roy William Neill |
| Writer: | Howard Emmett Rogers, Dorothy Howell, Ethel Hill |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | prison, newspaper, jealousy, self sacrifice, fiancé, carnival, hypochondriac, deception, jail, reporter, ex-con, pre-code, father daughter reunion, hidden identity, manslaughter, trial witness, female reporter, father and daughter, melodrama, melodramatic |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Holt | Buck Rankin |
| Jean Arthur | Sandy |
| Donald Cook | Bob |
| Allen Jenkins | Mac |
| Lila Lee | Helen |
| John Miljan | Barney Gaige |
| Rita La Roy | Thelma |
| Oscar Apfel | Editor |
| Willard Robertson | Morrison |
| Ward Bond | Farley |
| Ernie Adams | Ben (uncredited) |
| Lowden Adams | Davis (uncredited) |
| Maidena Armstrong | Fat Lady in Carnival (uncredited) |
| Max Barwyn | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Jack Baxley | Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Eddie Borden | Annoyed Carnival Customer (uncredited) |
| Harry Brown | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| James Bradbury Jr. | Small Town Nance at Carnival (uncredited) |
| Edward Cecil | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Tony (uncredited) |
| Broderick Crawford | Guard Outside Paradise Club (uncredited) |
| Jack Curtis | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Bud Davies | Contortionist at Carnival (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Dime | Carnival Brawl Victim (uncredited) |
| Phil Dunham | John (uncredited) |
| Margaret Ehrlich | Bashful Girl (uncredited) |
| Rosita Foucher | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Harrison Greene | Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
| Jolly Lee Harvey | Fat Lady at Carnival (uncredited) |
| A.R. Haysel | Warden J.R. Mackenzie (uncredited) |
| Lottie Hildebrand | Small Town Woman at Carnival (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | Spike (uncredited) |
| Earle Hodgins | Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Rosalie Lincoln | Maid (uncredited) |
| Nelson McDowell | Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
| Charles McMurphy | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Lu Ann Meredith | Bashful Girl (uncredited) |
| Tony Merlo | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Blanche Payson | John’s Henpecking Wife (uncredited) |
| Hal Price | Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
| Jack Raymond | Carnival Vendor (uncredited) |
| Ed Schaefer | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jerome Storm | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| John M. Sullivan | Judge (uncredited) |
| Richard Sumner | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ethel Sykes | Girl at Duke’s Table (uncredited) |
| Billie Van Every | Girl at Duke’s Table (uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Lillian West | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Carnival Customer in Brawl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Howard Emmett Rogers | Story |
| Dorothy Howell | Screenplay |
| Roy William Neill | Director |
| Ethel Hill | Screenplay |
| Benjamin H. Kline | Director of Photography |
| Richard Cahoon | Editor |
| Adolph L. Schafer | Assistant Camera |
| Dave Ragin | Camera Operator |
| John Hoffman | Special Effects |
| Glenn Rominger | Sound Engineer, Sound |
| Wilbur McGaugh | Assistant Director |
| Joseph H. August | Additional Director of Photography |
| John Stumar | Additional Director of Photography |
| Fayte M. Browne | Camera Operator |
| Fred Dawson | Assistant Camera |
| Marcel Grand | Assistant Camera |
| Alfred S. Keller | Assistant Camera |
| John L. Russell | Assistant Camera |
| Jack Anderson | Assistant Camera |
| Evelyn Fontayne | Stand In |
| Jack Long | Stunt Double |
| Harold Dodds | Casting Director |
| Dan Kelly | Casting Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert North | Supervising Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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