Fear of death at every dawn

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Movie
German title Fear of death at every dawn
Original title Each Dawn I Die
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1939
length 92 minutes
Rod
Director William Keighley
script Warren Duff
Norman Reilly Raine
Charles Perry
production David Lewis
music Max Steiner
camera Arthur Edeson
cut Thomas Richards
occupation

Fear of death at every twilight (in the original Each Dawn I Die ) is an American crime film directed by William Keighley from 1939. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by Jerome Odlum. It was first broadcast in Germany on October 11, 1977 on ZDF .

action

Frank Ross, a reporter for a big city newspaper, researches a corrupt politician who is trying to become governor. During the research, Ross is knocked down. He is doused with alcohol and put in the car. In this condition, Ross runs over a man. Ross is immediately charged with manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in prison.

In prison, Ross befriends Stacey, who saves his life. Outside, his friends try to help him by finding the real culprit. But unfortunately there is no success. Stacey also wants to help Ross find the killer. In return, Ross is supposed to help him escape the courthouse when his trial for the murder of a fellow prisoner begins.

Stacey's escape succeeds, but he doesn't keep his promise to Ross to find the killer. Ross, known to have been involved in Stacey's escape, is held in solitary confinement for months. Ross' friend Joyce is able to convince Stacey to start the search. Stacey discovers the real killer is an unpopular prison snitch. He decides to go back to prison, find the killer and free Ross. During a riot in the prison, Stacey is able to identify the killer as Fargo Red and induce a confession to a guard, who exonerates and rehabilitates Ross. The governor and the prison spy are eventually convicted.

Reviews

“A tension-charged film about the inhumane severity of the penal system, in which the feeling of being impotent at the mercy of James Cagney is oppressively portrayed. A few concessions to the entertainment industry reduce the convincing impression of the realistic staging. "

- Lexicon of international film

“William Keighley's jail drama, an indictment of inhuman prison sentences, was a huge box office hit in 1939. The film owes this above all to the great actors James Cagney and George Raft, who cleverly cover up the incredibility of the second half of the film. "

- Cinema

“James Cagney and George Raft star in a gripping detective film. Director William Keighley lets the thrilling plot culminate in a prisoner mutiny, which is bloodily suppressed. James Cagney is here once not seen as a gangster, but convinced in the role of the innocent convict. "

- prism

background

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This Warner Bros. production was filmed in New York's Sing Sing Prison, among others .

George Raft, who was a close friend of gang boss Bugsy Siegel , became famous for portraying gangsters. As illustrated in James Cagney's autobiography, Raft's ties to the Mafia prevented an assassination attempt on Cagney, who was President of the Screen Actors Guild at the time of the planned assassination .

Before Max Rosenbloom came to film, he was world champion in light heavyweight boxing from 1930 to 1934. His colleague Victor Jory was a heavyweight boxing and wrestling champion in the military. Paul Panzer, who was born in Würzburg , had one of his many short appearances not mentioned in the credits .

The co-owner of the production company Jack L. Warner acted as production manager . The Austrian-born and Oscar-winning composer was supported by equally award-winning men: the musical director Leo F. Forbstein and the arranger Hugo Friedhofer .

The German dubbed version was done by Joachim Brinkmann .

DVD publications

  • Each Dawn I Die - Warner Home Video - Release: July 18, 2006
  • Warner Bros. Pictures Tough Guys Collection - Warner Home Video - Release July 18, 2006
  • Warner Gangsters Collection, Vol. 2 - Warner Home Video - Release: March 25, 2008

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fear of death at every dawn. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ cinema.de
  3. ↑ prisma.de: Fear of death at every dawn