| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story Mauri Grashin |
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Robert Montgomery is a despicable New York gangster. When he's not putting the squeeze on businesses in a protection racket, he's chasing every nightclub singer and actress in town. One night he is wounded in a shoot-out with the police and forced to hide-out in the country. He ends up crashing his car but is saved by a local farming family. They take him in and nurse him back to health, unaware of his past. He falls in love with their pretty daughter Maureen O'Sullivan and she with him. Over time, the love of the girl and innocent trust given to him by the family turn the hardened gangster's life around. It may sound all sentimental and mushy, but Montgomery and O'Sullivan have the chops and chemistry to make it work, with excellent supporting work including a not-too-irritating young Mickey Rooney.
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