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'''''Quick Millions''''' is a 1931 [[Pre-Code crime films|pre-Code crime film]] directed by [[Rowland Brown]] and starring [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Marguerite Churchill]], [[Sally Eilers]], and featuring [[George Raft]] as the sidekick with a solo eccentric dance performance. |
'''''Quick Millions''''' is a 1931 [[Pre-Code crime films|pre-Code crime film]] directed by [[Rowland Brown]] and starring [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Marguerite Churchill]], [[Sally Eilers]], and featuring [[George Raft]] as the sidekick with a solo eccentric dance performance. |
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It was the first of only three films directed by Rowland Brown.<ref>THE TRANSGRESSIVE DISCOURSE OF ROWLAND BROWN'S CINEMA (1931-1933): A BRIEF CAREER IN PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD |
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Gomar, Carmen Guiralt. Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI; Madrid Iss. 40, (Jul 2016): 133-152. </ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The film involves a truck driver ([[Spencer Tracy]]) and the wealthy woman ([[Marguerite Churchill]]) whom he covets, and also features [[Sally Eilers]], [[George Raft]] and [[Leon Ames (actor)|Leon Ames]] in supporting roles.<ref>Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 16</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3858 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''..Quick Millions'']</ref> |
The film involves a truck driver ([[Spencer Tracy]]) and the wealthy woman ([[Marguerite Churchill]]) whom he covets, and also features [[Sally Eilers]], [[George Raft]] and [[Leon Ames (actor)|Leon Ames]] in supporting roles.<ref>Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 16</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3858 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''..Quick Millions'']</ref> |
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*[[Leon Ames (actor)|Leon Ames]] as Hood (as Leon Waycoff) |
*[[Leon Ames (actor)|Leon Ames]] as Hood (as Leon Waycoff) |
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*[[Ward Bond]] (uncredited) |
*[[Ward Bond]] (uncredited) |
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==Production== |
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Brown had wanted to break into Hollywood but not succeeded until he sold ''Doorway to Hell''. He then wrote ''Skyline'' and persuaded Fox to let him direct.<ref>PRODUCERS, PLAYERS AND PICTURES: New York Times ]15 Feb 1931: 110. </ref> The film was also known as ''Hoodlum''.<ref>PROJECTION JOTTINGS: Warner Oland as Chan Again--Howard Hughes's Aviation Comedy--Other Items |
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New York Times29 Mar 1931: X6. </ref> |
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The film gave an early role to [[George Raft]] who had been spotted dancing by Rowland Brown. According to the ''Los Angeles Times'' "Brown was looking for menace with sex appeal" and Raft was filming the day after Brown first saw him.<ref name="circ>{{cite news|title=CIRCUITOUS ROUTE TO HOLLYWOOD FOR RAFT|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=23 October 1932|page= B7}}</ref> (Another account says Raft was recommended to Brown by [[Owney Madden]].<ref>Pre-MGM Spencer Tracy |
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Tibbetts, John C. Films in Review; New York Vol. 46, Iss. 9-10, (Nov 1995): 2. </ref>) |
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==Reception== |
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The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "unrelieved, unrelenting... gray and cold and harsh."<ref>Grim Racket Picture Gives "No Quarter" |
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Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 9 May 1931: A7. </ref> |
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The ''New York Times'' said it was "edowed with originality and suspense" and was "exceeding well directed and ably acted."<ref>THE SCREEN: Racketeering and Murder. |
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By MORDAUNT HALL. New York Times 18 Apr 1931: 24. </ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb title|id=0022290|title=Quick Millions}} |
*{{IMDb title|id=0022290|title=Quick Millions}} |
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*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87486/Quick-Millions/ Quick Millions] at [[TCMDB]] |
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Revision as of 07:56, 31 January 2020
| Quick Millions | |
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| Directed by | Rowland Brown |
| Written by | Rowland Brown Courtney Perrett |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Spencer Tracy Marguerite Churchill Sally Eilers George Raft |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | April 1931 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Quick Millions is a 1931 pre-Code crime film directed by Rowland Brown and starring Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers, and featuring George Raft as the sidekick with a solo eccentric dance performance.
It was the first of only three films directed by Rowland Brown.[1]
Plot
The film involves a truck driver (Spencer Tracy) and the wealthy woman (Marguerite Churchill) whom he covets, and also features Sally Eilers, George Raft and Leon Ames in supporting roles.[2][3]
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Daniel Raymond
- Marguerite Churchill as Dorothy Stone
- Sally Eilers as Daisy De Lisle
- Bob Burns as Arkansas Smith
- John Wray as Kenneth Stone
- Warner Richmond as "Nails" Markey
- George Raft as Jimmy Kirk
- John Swor as Contractor
- Leon Ames as Hood (as Leon Waycoff)
- Ward Bond (uncredited)
Production
Brown had wanted to break into Hollywood but not succeeded until he sold Doorway to Hell. He then wrote Skyline and persuaded Fox to let him direct.[4] The film was also known as Hoodlum.[5]
The film gave an early role to George Raft who had been spotted dancing by Rowland Brown. According to the Los Angeles Times "Brown was looking for menace with sex appeal" and Raft was filming the day after Brown first saw him.[6] (Another account says Raft was recommended to Brown by Owney Madden.[7])
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it "unrelieved, unrelenting... gray and cold and harsh."[8]
The New York Times said it was "edowed with originality and suspense" and was "exceeding well directed and ably acted."[9]
References
- ^ THE TRANSGRESSIVE DISCOURSE OF ROWLAND BROWN'S CINEMA (1931-1933): A BRIEF CAREER IN PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD Gomar, Carmen Guiralt. Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI; Madrid Iss. 40, (Jul 2016): 133-152.
- ^ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 16
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Quick Millions
- ^ PRODUCERS, PLAYERS AND PICTURES: New York Times ]15 Feb 1931: 110.
- ^ PROJECTION JOTTINGS: Warner Oland as Chan Again--Howard Hughes's Aviation Comedy--Other Items New York Times29 Mar 1931: X6.
- ^ "CIRCUITOUS ROUTE TO HOLLYWOOD FOR RAFT". Los Angeles Times. 23 October 1932. p. B7.
- ^ Pre-MGM Spencer Tracy Tibbetts, John C. Films in Review; New York Vol. 46, Iss. 9-10, (Nov 1995): 2.
- ^ Grim Racket Picture Gives "No Quarter" Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 9 May 1931: A7.
- ^ THE SCREEN: Racketeering and Murder. By MORDAUNT HALL. New York Times 18 Apr 1931: 24.
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