Directed by:
Mervyn LeRoyCinematography:
Harold RossonComposer:
Bronislau KaperCast:
Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Glenda Farrell, Henry O'Neill, Diana Lewis, Barry Nelson, Charles Dingle (more)Plots(1)
Robert Taylor stars as Johnny Eager, a hard-nosed gangster leading a double life. To fulfill his parole, he works as a cabbie and pretends to occupy a small hovel with his relatives but secretly continues to be an underworld gambling kingpin. Sweater Girl Lana Turner is Lisbeth, a naive socialite. Lisbeth meets Johnny in her efforts to study life on the other side of the tracks for a sociology class and falls hard for him. She believes he is a reformed man, but even after she learns of his criminal activities, Lisbeth remains loyal. Oblivious to his own feelings, Johnny uses her as a pawn to gain control over her father, the prosecutor who landed him in the clinker in the first place. Johnny loves Lisbeth, but if he can't figure out how much quick, he'll lose more than just their romance. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robert Taylor
USA
Best movies:
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Lana Turner
USA
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Edward Arnold
USA
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Van Heflin
USA
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Robert Sterling
USA
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Patricia Dane
USA
Best movies:
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Glenda Farrell
USA
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Henry O'Neill
USA
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Diana Lewis
USA
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Barry Nelson
USA
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Charles Dingle
USA
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Paul Stewart
USA
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Cy Kendall
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Don Costello
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Connie Gilchrist
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Janet Shaw
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Emory Parnell
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Nestor Paiva
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Anthony Warde
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Edward Earle
Canada
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