An unemployed man hangs around his flat.An unemployed man hangs around his flat.An unemployed man hangs around his flat.
Katharine Alexander
- Ellen
- (as Katherine Alexander)
Arch Hendricks
- First Policeman
- (uncredited)
Pat Kearney
- Jack, the Second Policeman
- (uncredited)
Valli Roberts
- Doris, a Child
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis short film is available as a bonus on the Warner DVD of Little Caesar (1931).
- GoofsGuy refers to his automatic handgun as "the old Army revolver".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
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Routine Production, Fairly Clever Story
Besides the chance to see a very young-looking Spencer Tracy, this short feature is worth seeing for its fairly clever story, despite the rather routine production quality. It's the kind of feature that used to be quite common, taking one plot idea and telling a simple story with, in this case, a twist at the end.
Tracy plays a World War I veteran who is down on his luck due to the depression. His endless, fruitless search for employment would surely have rung true with its original audiences, and while Tracy's style is not yet very polished, he is believable in portraying his character's rising desperation. This is increased by his wife's own fear and anxiety, and both are channeled so as to guide the viewer's expectations and set up the finale.
The climactic scene is really the whole reason for the movie, and it works rather well. With that and a situation that was all too familiar at the time, it's a relatively interesting miniature that comes off effectively enough, despite not having much more than that working for it.
Tracy plays a World War I veteran who is down on his luck due to the depression. His endless, fruitless search for employment would surely have rung true with its original audiences, and while Tracy's style is not yet very polished, he is believable in portraying his character's rising desperation. This is increased by his wife's own fear and anxiety, and both are channeled so as to guide the viewer's expectations and set up the finale.
The climactic scene is really the whole reason for the movie, and it works rather well. With that and a situation that was all too familiar at the time, it's a relatively interesting miniature that comes off effectively enough, despite not having much more than that working for it.
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- Snow Leopard
- Nov 14, 2005
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- Runtime6 minutes
- Color
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