Dark Hazard is 1934 pre-Code American drama film starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by Alfred E. Green. It is based on a novel by W. R. Burnett. It was produced by First National Pictures and released through Warner Bros.[1]
A copy is held at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theatre Research.[2][3] It has been preserved by Warner Bros. and was released on Region 1 DVD on November 18, 2014 as part of the "Forbidden Hollywood, Volume 8" collection. It also airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
Plot
Buck Turner is a compulsive gambler with a come-and-go knack for picking winners. After failing at a succession of regular jobs, he becomes involved with the sport of greyhound racing; "Dark Hazard" is the name of a particular dog he takes a fancy to.
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson as Jim "Buck" Turner
- Genevieve Tobin as Marge Mayhew
- Glenda Farrell as Valerie Wilson
- Robert Barrat as Tex Willis
- Hobart Cavanaugh as George Mayhew
- Gordon Westcott as Joe
- Sidney Toler as John Bright
- "War Cry" as Dark Hazard
- George Meeker as Pres. Barrow
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Mayhew
- Willard Robertson as Fallen
- William V. Mong as Mr. Plummer
- Henry B. Walthall as Schultz
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Dark Hazard
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.40 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research: Feature Film Database:Dark Hazard
External links
- Dark Hazard at IMDb
- Dark Hazard at AllMovie
- Dark Hazard at the TCM Movie Database
- Dark Hazard at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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