Johnny Apollo (1940)
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- Approved
- 1h 34min
- Crime, Drama
- 19 Apr 1940 (USA)
- Movie
The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release.
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Cast verified as complete
Tyrone Power | ... |
Bob Cain
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Dorothy Lamour | ... |
'Lucky' Dubarry
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Edward Arnold | ... |
Robert Cain Sr.
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Lloyd Nolan | ... |
Mickey Dwyer
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Charley Grapewin | ... |
Judge Emmett T. Brennan
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Lionel Atwill | ... |
Jim McLaughlin
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Marc Lawrence | ... |
Bates
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Dr. Brown
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Harry Rosenthal | ... |
Piano Player
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Russell Hicks | ... |
District Attorney
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Fuzzy Knight | ... |
Cellmate
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Charles Lane | ... |
Assistant District Attorney
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Selmer Jackson | ... |
Warden
(as Selmar Jackson)
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Judge
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John Hamilton | ... |
Judge
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William Pawley | ... |
Paul
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Butler
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Gary Breckner | ... |
Announcer (voice)
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Harry Tyler | ... |
Trusty
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George Irving | ... |
Mr. Ives
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Eddie Marr | ... |
Harry - Henchman
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Anthony Caruso | ... |
Joe - Henchman
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Stanley Andrews | ... |
Welfare Secretary
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Wally Albright | ... |
Office Boy
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Carol Adams | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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James Blaine | ... |
Guard in Solitary (uncredited)
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Stanley Blystone | ... |
Guard in Library (uncredited)
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Charles D. Brown | ... |
Sergeant Putting Pinch on Mickey and Johnny (uncredited)
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Jack Byron | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Joe Caits | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Courtroom Spectator / Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)
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Maurice Costello | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Tom Dugan | ... |
Tom Dugan - Prisoner (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Frank Fanning | ... |
Courthouse Guard (uncredited)
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James Flavin | ... |
Guard in Library (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Peterson's Secretary (uncredited)
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Edward Gargan | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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William Haade | ... |
Guard During Break (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
Guard with Doctor (uncredited)
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Robert Homans | ... |
Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
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Gladden James | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Horse Parlor Waiter (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)
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Walter Miller | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Robert Morgan | ... |
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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Philip Morris | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Edward Mundy | ... |
Train Announcer (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Doorman at Funeral Parlor (uncredited)
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Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Courthouse Spectator (uncredited)
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James Pierce | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Alexander Pollard | ... |
Horse Parlor Waiter (uncredited)
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Tom Quinn | ... |
Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)
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Dick Rich | ... |
Visitation Guard (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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Don Rowan | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Geneva Sawyer | ... |
La Conga Dancer (uncredited)
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Dick Scott | ... |
Man at Police Station (uncredited)
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Robert Shaw | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Lee Shumway | ... |
Guard in Warden's Office (uncredited)
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J. Scott Smart | ... |
Leader of Conga (uncredited)
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Edwin Stanley | ... |
Stock Exchange Official (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)
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Milburn Stone | ... |
Main Reporter (uncredited)
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Harry Strang | ... |
Doorman at Warden's Office (uncredited)
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Charles Tannen | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Phil Tead | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Guard Escorting Apollo (uncredited)
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Emmett Vogan | ... |
Radio Announcing Guard (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Norman Willis | ... |
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Harriet Wilson | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Hathaway |
Written by
Philip Dunne | ... | (screen play) and |
Rowland Brown | ... | (screen play) |
Samuel G. Engel | ... | (original story) and |
Hal Long | ... | (original story) |
Curtis Kenyon | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Harry Joe Brown | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Arthur C. Miller | ... | director of photography (as Arthur Miller) |
Editing by
Robert Bischoff | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
Richard Day | ||
Wiard Ihnen | ... | (as Wiard B. Ihnen) |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Gwen Wakeling | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
Clay Campbell | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ad Schaumer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
E. Clayton Ward | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | musical director |
Walter Scharf | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- CBS/Fox (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1991) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Taglines | Not since "Jesse James" has he had such as role! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In the scene with Johnny and his father talking in the bedroom, the photo over Johnny's shoulder of his mother, is a picture of Tyrone Power's mother. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Cast in Steele (1984). See more » |
Soundtracks | This Is the Beginning of the End See more » |
Quotes |
Prisoner Tom Dugan:
I steal an empty slot machine and get 10 years, and this guy steals a million and gets 5. Figure that out, will yuh? Main Reporter: [Sarcastically] That's why you got the 10 - to figure it out. See more » |