Directed by:
Henry HathawayScreenplay:
Sydney BoehmCinematography:
Lee GarmesComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten, Ruth Roman, Jack Carson, Margaret Hayes, Bruce Bennett, Brad Dexter, Peggy Knudsen, Jim Davis, Margaret Lindsay, Shirley Patterson (more)Plots(1)
Johnson, an escaped convict with a weakness for alcohol, turns to his well-known lawyer brother Cotten for assistance in his attempt to cross the border into Mexico. Fearing a lack of respect from his well-to-do neighbors, Cotten passes Johnson off as an old acquaintance, not a brother. Disheartened by his brother's reluctance to accept him, Johnson turns to drink and tries to make it on his own. After some prodding from his bored and frustrated wife, Roman, Cotten pushes his position aside and helps his brother. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Van Johnson
USA
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Joseph Cotten
USA
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Ruth Roman
USA
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Jack Carson
Canada
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Margaret Hayes
USA
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Bruce Bennett
USA
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Brad Dexter
USA
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Peggy Knudsen
USA
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Jim Davis
USA
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Margaret Lindsay
USA
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Shirley Patterson
Canada
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Nancy Gates
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John Doucette
USA
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Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
USA
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Robert Adler
USA
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Carleton Young
USA
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Kim Charney
USA
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Mimi Gibson
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Jorge Treviño
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Alma Beltran
Mexico
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