Dead End
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, Sylvia Sidney, Wendy Barrie Director: William Wyler Brand: SIDNEY,SYLVIA Cinematographer: Gregg Toland Editor: Daniel Mandell Producer: Merritt Hulburd Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Writer: Lillian Hellman Writer: Sidney Kingsley DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed) Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 93 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-03-08 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) |
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Movie Reviews of Dead End
Movie Review: A Slice Of '30s Life In The Lower East Side
Summary: 3 Stars
"Gangs" and "juvenile delinquents" sure have changed. These kids, called "The Dead End Kids," were the poor, tough kids from tough neighborhoods of the Lower East Side in New York City in the 1930s. They are not to be confused with today's "gang bangers" which their drive-by shootings, drug use, etc. Times change.......not always for the better.
If you haven't seen this movie but saw "Angels with Dirty Faces," you've seen these kids. James Cagney and Pat O'Brien starred in that movie and the kids were an integral part of the story.
The same holds true here with Joel McCrea, Slyvia Sidney and Humphrey Bogart being the "adult" stars of this crime-drama-comedy-social commentary.. They, and other adult actors, are in most of the scenes but the kids are "introduced" and went on to be in a number of films, several of them becoming well-known names.
Sure, it's dated, talky compared to today's fare, and too stagy, but it's still interesting and a powerful story in parts. Some people complain and call it "preachy" in parts but if the "preaching" is common sense and decency, what's wrong with that?
Bogart fans will particularly like this because he gives one of his best performances of the 1930s. A mid-20s-in age Claire Trevor ("Francey") gives a memorable short performance, too.
All in all, nothing super but a decent piece of New York City Americana, if you will.