They Made Me a Criminal

Jan 21, 1939

1h 32m

★ 6.1

YOU'D GIVE A DOG A BETTER CHANCE!

Overview

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney

John Garfield

Det. Monty Phelan

Claude Rains

Goldie West

Ann Sheridan

Grandma Rafferty

May Robson

Peggy

Gloria Dickson

Tommy

Billy Halop

Angel

Bobby Jordan

Spit

Leo Gorcey

Dippy

Huntz Hall

T.B.

Gabriel Dell

Milt

Bernard Punsly

Doc Ward (Johnnie's Manager)

Robert Gleckler

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