Dynamite

Jan 18, 1949

1h 8m

★ 2.5

A HIGH-EXPLOSIVE THRILLER OF MEN WHO COUNT THEIR LIVES IN MINUTES!

Overview

Two members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves at odds regarding safety precautions for their co-workers.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Pine-Thomas Productions

Dynamite Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

"Gunner" Peterson

William Gargan

Johnny Brown

Richard Crane

Mary

Virginia Welles

Jake

Irving Bacon

Hank Gibbons

Douglass Dumbrille

Nellie Brown

Mary Newton

"Hard Rock" Mason

Frank Ferguson

Photographer (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Christmas Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Aggressive Motorist (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Bill Kennedy

Christmas Party Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to place his art collection aboard a ship, insure the collection far beyond its value, and place a barrel of dynamite with a clock-piece timed to go off when the ship is at sea.

7.4

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5.3

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5.3

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6.7

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5.0

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6.0

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0.0

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Drama documentary about a league of dynamitards who had Stockholm in terror in 1946.

6.0

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5.0

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7.0

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0.0

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No overview available.

5.2

Grand Theft Auto

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A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.

6.0

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6.1

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7.0

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5.8

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