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Very good 1939 film where John Garfield plays another boxer who becomes a victim when everyone thinks he has committed a murder. Trouble is that the killer and Garfield's girl, Ann Sheridan, in a brief but good performance, get killed while trying to elude the police.
This is a great remastered copy and give A2ZCDs alot of credit for bringing back this film in tip top shape.
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...this is enjoyable viewing. Not essential Garfield---I'd reserve
that phrase for "Body and Soul," "Humoresque," and "Force of Evil"---but he's
always worth watching, even in his lesser films (as is Claude
Rains). The Dead End Kids are up to their usual shenanigans.
The revelation here is Ann Sheridan (she's on the screen for only eight minutes). Although the aptly tagged "Oomph Girl" usually struck sultry, seductive
poses in her publicity photos, she almost always played girl-
next-door types in her films. Here she's something different---Garfield's
floozy girl friend---and well worth a look.
Other reviewers have ably summarized the plot, so I'll
conclude by saying that this movie (directed by, of all people, Busby Berkeley) is half of the answer to a trivia question:
name two movies in which the same actor played two different
boxers. Answer: this, and the afore-mentioned "Body and Soul."
Rating: -
I am a big fan of leo gorcey, that is the main reason for the purchase of this movie. I enjoyed the movie, had a good story line with it.I would
recommend it.
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John Garfield stars as Johnnie, a prize figher with a distinctive style of fighting. He unfortunately takes it too far and accidentally kills a reporter, forcing him to take action. However, two of his friends (including the beautiful Ann Sheridan) die in an automobile accident, and the cops mistake one of them for Johnnie. In an attempt to save his skin, Johnnie flees to the countryside where he stumbles upon a home for wayward boys (The East Side Kids). He becomes a role model for the boys and eventually learns not to be so selfish.
Suprisingly, Garfield is not the big attraction for this film. Instead, The East Side Kids take presidence over the star. They have their own brand of talent stemming mainly from truth. Here, none of them stand out above the other, both a good and a bad thing, depending on how you look at it. Leo Gorcey shoots his mouth off, but he is hardly the leader he came to be in later films. Huntz Hall is the goofy comic relief. Bobby Jordan is the innocent little brother type. The boys work exceptionally well in a tense swimming scene in a water silo, the most memorable part of the film.
This movie has all the makings of a b-movie, but it's cast makes it highly enjoyable.
Rating:  -
Interesting, corny story of professional boxer John Garfield who takes it on the lam after being wrongly charged with murder. He starts in New York and ends up in Arizona. Hires on with a mother and daughter team who are also in charge of a number of juvenile delinquents, the Dead End Kids, who've been sent west to `reform.'
In the late 30s Warner Brothers was cycling most of its gangster stars (Bogart, Cagney, etc.) through the Dead End Kids mill with a fair amount of success. Garfield wasn't an established star yet, but he had the accent, the attitude, and could dance a convincing boxing scene.
THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL is just all right, although fans of the Dead End Kids (none in this room) should probably enjoy it more than those who find them incredibly annoying. Garfield plays the innocent pug with ease and the story has us rooting for him throughout. The usually reliable Claude Rains is miscast as the tough talking, big city cop who stays hot on his trail. Ably directed by famed choreographer Busby Berkeley.
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