Dead End

★★★★★

Turkish title: Çıkmaz Sokak

“THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN!”

1937 · 1 h 33 min

Directed by William Wyler

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Credits

Written by: Lillian Hellman

Plot

Slum children and a gangster in New York.

Sinekatalog’s take

William Wyler's tough New York slum drama sets young toughs against a gangster returning home. Humphrey Bogart is chilling, and its Sidney Kingsley source gave rise to the Dead End Kids franchise.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (9,749 votes)
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