Although it's only secondarily a gangster film-boxing and affairs of the heart top the bill-the potential for gangland violence is never far away thanks to Humphrey Bogart's steely malevolence as a rival boxing manager. Robinson and Bette Davis establishing warm rapport as a fight promoter and his longtime lady friend, and director Michael Curtiz in championship form. This is a terrific picture, among the studio's most satisfying offerings of the '30s, with unlikely co-stars Edward G. The highlight of Warner's latest gangster collection is the best film since Vol. A fascinating new look at the mobsters, the movies and the studio that ruled the gangster genre.]]> Bonus Disc: All-New WHV Feature-Length Documentary! PUBLIC ENEMIES: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE GANGSTER FILM Times were tough. KID GALAHAD “Best of the ’30s boxing movies”* stars Bogart, Robinson, Bette Davis and Wayne Morris (*David Shipman, The Story of Cinema). INVISIBLE STRIPES Once a con always a criminal? Ex-yard mates Bogart and George Raft return to the life. Robinson, Broderick Crawford, Jane Wyman and Anthony Quinn star. Bag the swag! Ex-jailbirds run a luggage shop while attempting to tunnel into the bank next door. LITTLE GIANT He got class, see? His bootleg beer biz is tapped out, so Robinson aims to join Santa Barbara’s polo set. Robinson infiltrates a gang to study the ways of hoodlum Humphrey Bogart. CLITTERHOUSE Takes one to know one! Doctor Edward G. There are no jute mill scenes, no bullying guards, no big prison break sequence in fact, we don't understand why they've suddenly commuted our sentence from the customary duration of the picture to a brief prison prelude, a mere graduating exercise at the beginning: good behavior, maybe.Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 4 (DVD) "Let us hasten in all gratitude to add that "Invisible Stripes" is a prison picture in which the stripes are much less visible than usual, most of the action being paroled to the outside in the capable custody of George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden and Humphrey Bogart. Time Out Film Guide calls Invisible Stripes "A thoroughly predictable tale of the tribulations of an ex-con." A New York Times review from 1940 commented about the unusual lack of prison scenes in the movie. Holden ended up replacing Cagney.ĭuring a fight scene, William Holden accidentally hit George Raft and caused a gash. The film was meant to star James Cagney and John Garfield. Leo Gorcey, who would later become known for playing "Slip Mahoney" in the Bowery Boys series of films, has a small part as the head stockroom boy. ![]() Henry O'Neill as Parole Officer Masters.However, Martin's pals, seeing their boss and Cliff together, understand that they are trying to escape and kill them. Before the police can proceed to arrest Martin, Cliff meets him in his house and tells him to escape before being caught. Cliff manages to exonerate his brother from the charges, but in exchange Tim has to identify the robbers and testify against them. The police find out, and Tim is taken to the police station. However, after a failed robbery, Martin and his pals hide in Tim's garage. Cliff, in the meantime, decides to quit the gang. With the money he gets from his criminal activities, Cliff is able to buy a garage for his brother, who is now able to get married. He tells his family he has found a job as a salesman, but in reality he gets back to ex fellow convict Charles Martin (Humphrey Bogart) and they organize a number of robberies. ![]() Afraid that Tim might end up leading a life of crime like himself, Cliff decides to help him find the money to settle down. Cliff's younger brother Tim (William Holden) is worried because he cannot afford to marry his girlfriend Peggy (Jane Bryan) and increasingly disillusioned about being able to make a position for himself in the world honestly. Cliff Taylor (George Raft) is an ex-con who wants to go straight, but since being released from prison on parole, he finds it hard to find and hold a job due to his criminal past.
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