They Made Me a Criminal

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

Cast

John Garfield

as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney

Claude Rains

as Det. Monty Phelan

Ann Sheridan

as Goldie West

May Robson

as Grandma Rafferty

Gloria Dickson

as Peggy

Billy Halop

as Tommy

Bobby Jordan

as Angel

Leo Gorcey

as Spit

Huntz Hall

as Dippy

Gabriel Dell

as T.B.

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is one of these films that you need to allow quite a bit of latitude, else you will rule it just too implausible and stop watching. John Garfield ("Johnnie") is a world champion boxer who finds himself embroiled in the death of a journalist. His problem is, he was totally sozzled after his vict...

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