Offbeat gangster film has Morris rejected by Loyd (Thelma Todd) because he fails to excite her. The onetime college football star then goes to work for her father, Corrigan, a Wall Street swindler who is financing an enormous and lucrative bootlegging operation. Morris becomes his chief
rum-runner who quits the racket in disgust. Next he forms his own seagoing gang and hijacks his former boss's shipments, selling them back to Corrigan. In their oddball philosophy, Loyd and Corrigan suddenly show deep respect for Morris' thievery. He manages to convince them of their errant ways
and they reform but utterly escape retribution, a rare ending in an era when censors had...
Released:
1931
Rated:
NR
Length:
75 mins