Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.
Acting
Montgomery's gangster thawing is genuinely affecting.
Direction
Van Dyke keeps pre-code edge before Hays Code neutered everything.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Robert Montgomery
Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
Maureen O'Sullivan
Pauline Miller
Edward Arnold
Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Elizabeth Patterson
'Ma' Miller
Whitford Kane
Henry Miller
Mickey Rooney
William 'Willie' Miller
C. Henry Gordon
Tony Berrelli (the Boss)
Muriel Evans
'Baby'
Edward Brophy
Det. Britt
Henry Armetta
Shuman
Herman Bing
Jake
Louise Henry
Lilly, singer
Harold Huber
Dr. Warner
Jeanette Loff
Blonde #2 (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made just before strict Hays Code enforcement, this retains the moral ambiguity that soon vanished from Hollywood crime stories.
Maureen O'Sullivan was five years into her Tarzan run with Johnny Weissmuller when she played this wholesome farm girl.
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