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After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
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Marie Garson
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Roy Earle
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'Babe' Kozak
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'Red' Hattery
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Velma
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'Doc' Banton
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Pa
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Healy
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Mrs. Baughmam
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Jake Kranmer
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Ma (as Elizabeth Risdon)
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Louis Mendoza
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Big Mac
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Mr. Baughmam
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Blonde
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Algernon
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Ed
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Pfiffer
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Art
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Lon Preiser (as John Elredge)
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Radio Announcer
Zero the Dog ...
'Pard' (as Zero)
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Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Farmer at the Earle Homestead (uncredited)
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Margie - Joe's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter Ashley ...
Young Man at Auto Accident (uncredited)
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Circle Auto Court Owner (uncredited)
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Deputy (uncredited)
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Sheriff (uncredited)
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Brunette with Bob (uncredited)
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Policeman at Auto Accident (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
Deputy (uncredited)
Richard Clayton ...
Bellboy at the Robbery (uncredited)
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Policeman George Asking for ID (uncredited)
Frank Cordell ...
Slim - Marksman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Hotel Watchman (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
Harry Hayden ...
John - Druggist (uncredited)
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Bob - Tourist at Robbery (uncredited)
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Man with Glasses at Auto Accident (uncredited)
Al Lloyd ...
Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited)
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Gangster Greeting Earle at Prison (uncredited)
Gerald Mackey ...
Boy Going Fishing (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Joe - Velma's Guest (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Policeman Henry Holden at Drugstore (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Observer at Accident (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Tom the Fat Man at Drugstore (uncredited)
Paul Stathes ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Buster Wiles ...
Marksman Who Shoots Roy Earle (uncredited)
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Blonde at Auto Accident (uncredited)
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Woman Behind Counter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Raoul Walsh

Written by

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John Huston ... (screen play) and
W.R. Burnett ... (screen play)
 
W.R. Burnett ... (from a novel by)

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Mark Hellinger ... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer

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Adolph Deutsch

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Tony Gaudio ... director of photography

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Jack Killifer ... film editor

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Ted Smith

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Milo Anderson ... (gowns)

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

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Jack L. Warner ... in charge of production

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Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Dolph Thomas ... sound

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Byron Haskin ... special effects
Hans F. Koenekamp ... special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp)

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Roydon Clark ... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)
Waldo ... stunts: base jump (uncredited)
Buster Wiles ... stunt double: Humphrey Bogart (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arthur Lange ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Irving Rapper ... dialogue director
Eddie Hall ... stand-in: Alan Curtis (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle is broken out of prison by an old associate who wants him to help with an upcoming robbery. When the robbery goes wrong and a man is shot and killed Earle is forced to go on the run, and with the police and an angry press hot on his tail he eventually takes refuge among the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, where a tense siege ensues. But will the Police make him regret the attachments he formed with two women during the brief planning of the robbery. Written by Mark Thompson

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Also Known As
  • Haute Sierra (France)
  • La Grande Évasion (France)
  • Entscheidung in der Sierra (Germany)
  • El último refugio (Spain)
  • Una pallottola per Roy (Italy)
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  • 100 min
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Budget $455,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia There is a popular but unsubstantiated story that "Pard" played by Zero the Dog was Humphrey Bogart's dog in real life. See more »
Goofs When Roy Earle leaves Indiana, he's driving a 1937 Plymouth coupe. As he's approaching California, the car is a 1938 (similar to the '37 but shorter, wider grille). Later, it changes back to the '37, then to the '38 again. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Roadblock (1951). See more »
Soundtracks I Get a Kick out of You (1934) See more »
Crazy Credits "Pard" as Portrayed By "Zero" See more »
Quotes Roy Earle: Of all the 14 karat saps... starting out on a caper with a woman and a dog.
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