Butterworth's career was built on him being the consummate wimp, so it was totally unbelievable to see him in this gangster satire. This was made just after SCARFACE and others of that genre at Warner Bros. and MGM, honestly thinking that it couldn't top the experts, decided to have some
fun with it. It's a brisk 65 minutes by Raoul Walsh but ultimately fails to convince. Butterworth is a clerk who tries to be the life of the party but fails. His boss fires him, and he has to cash two thousand dollars from a life insurance policy. He misplaces the money and then gets caught up
with a gang of mobsters who take him as a hostage. Later, he reads that his wife is about...
Released:
1935
Rated:
NR
Length:
65 mins