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The Getaway

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Original title

The Get-Away

Year

1941

Running time

89 min.

Country

United States

Director

Edward Buzzell

Screenwriter

W.R. Burnett, Wells Root, J. Walter Ruben

Cast

Music

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Cinematography

Sidney Wagner (B&W)

Producer

Loew's, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama. Mystery | Crime. Remake

Synopsis

In order to get the goods on mobster Sonny Black (Dailey), G-man Jeff Crane (Sterling) has himself thrown into prison, where Black is currently doing time on a lesser charge. The FBI's plan is to arrange a jailbreak for Crane and Black, then lie in wait as Black makes his way back to his old gang, the better to capture the whole bunch. Complicating this scheme is the fact that Crane has fallen in love with Black's sister Maria (Reed). The Get-Away is a remake of 1935's Public Hero #1, using generous amounts of stock footage from the earlier film.

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The Getaway

1941

Edward Buzzell