1937 NR 1h 26m 7.2

The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.

Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city. She is in love with a career criminal named Eddie, and she believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. She uses her influence to get him released early, and he tries to go straight after marrying her, but things don't work out, and they both go on the lam.

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Studio(s): Walter Wanger Productions, United Artists

Originally Released: United States on Jan 29, 1937

Budget: $575,000.00

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir