Dead End (1937)

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Dead End on IMDb 7.4/10 5,101 votes

Released:
1937-08-27

Overview:
Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.

Director:
William Wyler

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Sylvia Sidney
    as
    Drina Gordon
  • Joel McCrea
    as
    Dave Connell
  • Humphrey Bogart
    as
    Joe "Baby Face" Martin
  • Wendy Barrie
    as
    Kay Burton
  • Claire Trevor
    as
    Francey