Picture Humphrey Bogart as a small time hood 'Baby Face Martin' hanging out at a dead end neighborhood on New York City's East Side with the Dead End Kids. William Wyler directs this small drama based on a Broadway play. The scenery changes very little. Just a little corner of the world where riverfront slums are smack dab rubbing shoulders with the elite living in luxury hotels. Martin has finally made the "big time" and is showing off in his old haunting ground trying to make an impression on the neighborhood gang of Dead End Kids featuring Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey and Billy Halop. An almost penniless sign painter Joel McCrea, hopes to escape the slums by romancing a wealthy lass played by Wendy Barrie. In this dead end a petty crime can lead to an even bigger punishment. And it seems that poverty lines have limited effects on romancing the wealthy. I just love these old black & white pictures and even more so if there is rain or snow involved. Of course substance sometimes reveal budgets or the lack of...I'm not ashamed to admit being a dreamer and a sucker for movies of this type...great story or not.
Other players making appearances: Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, Ward Bond, Wade Boteler, Charles Peck and Esther Dale.
Other players making appearances: Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, Ward Bond, Wade Boteler, Charles Peck and Esther Dale.