Hell's house [efilm]
2014
Streaming Video
Independently produced by Bennie Zeidman, Hell's house (1932) is a Pre-Code melodrama that captured Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien just before they were catapulted to superstardom at Warner Bros. An exposé of the American penal system (not unlike I am a fugitive from a Chain Gang and The mayor of hell), Hell's house stars Junior Durkin as a wholesome farmboy who moves to the city after the death of his mother. Dazzled by the smooth talk and beautiful girlfriend (Davis) of a wily bootlegger (O'Brien), the naive lad runs afoul of the law and is sentenced to a brutal reform school. Abandoned by the legal system, the boy's only hope is the conscience of the criminal responsible for him being there.
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Author:
Zeidman, B. F. (Bennie F.), 1896-1970, directorDavis, Bette, 1908-1989, actorO'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983, actorDurkin, Junior, 1915-1935, actorKanopy (Firm)
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Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Collation:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 71 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 1932.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
490332
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