Poverty In Black And White
Poor Black characters are usually surrounded by crime and violence, while poor White characters are portrayed as noble and hard-working.
Johnny Apollo (1940)
Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.
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Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Crime, Romance
Written By:Philip Dunne, Rowland Brown
In Theaters:4/19/1940
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
Henry Hathaway
Director
Tyrone Power
Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo)
Dorothy Lamour
'Lucky' Dubarry
Edward Arnold
Robert Cain Sr.
Lloyd Nolan
Mickey Dwyer
Charley Grapewin
Judge Emmett T. Brennan
Lionel Atwill
Jim McLaughlin
Marc Lawrence
Bates
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Brown
Harry Rosenthal
Piano Player
Russell Hicks
District Attorney
Fuzzy Knight
Cellmate
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