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Johnny Eager

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  • Drama
  • Crime

Overview

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Keywords

  • father daughter relationship
  • district attorney
  • shootout
  • self sacrifice
  • gangster
  • deception
  • taxi driver
  • gambling
  • ex-con
  • film noir
  • gangsters
  • drunkenness
  • nervous breakdown
  • unrequited love
  • frame up
  • fiancé
  • staged death
  • parole officer
  • hero worship
  • illegal gambling
  • racetrack
  • racketeers
  • dog racing
  • gangland killing

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 9, 1941
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Loew's Incorporated
Cast
Robert Taylor,Lana Turner,Edward Arnold,Van Heflin,Robert Sterling,Patricia Dane,Glenda Farrell,Henry O'Neill,Diana Lewis,Barry Nelsonand 49 more
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Writer
John Lee Mahin,James Edward Grant
Producer
Mervyn LeRoy,John W. Considine Jr.
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Music
Bronislau Kaper,Daniele Amfitheatrof
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
IMDb
tt0033774
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