

Filmaffinity | IMDb
GUIÓN: Abem Finkel, Carl Erickson
MÚSICA: Leo F. Forbstein, Bernhard Kaun
FOTOGRAFÍA: Byron Haskin (B&W)
REPARTO: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, William Gargan, Barton MacLane, John Qualen, J. Carrol Naish, Vince Barnett, Tully Marshall, Henry O'Neill, Joseph Crehan, Mae Marsh, Sara Haden, Willard Robertson
PRODUCTORA: First National Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures
PREMIOS: 1936: Nominada al oscar: Mejor actor protagonista.
GÉNERO: Drama | Cine negro | Crimen
SINOPSIS: Una mina de carbón donde trabajan inmigrantes es el centro de una amarga disputa laboral entre los trabajadores y sus propietarios. (FILMAFFINITY)
[quote]From IMDb user comments:
Joe Radek (Muni) is a miner in a 'company town', where all the labourers are poorly-paid and live in squalid shanties. Radek and his fellow miners work in extremely dangerous conditions. The company that owns the mine also owns all the local businesses, and the local police force also works for the mining company. The cops have no interest in justice: they're bullies whose only concern is to keep the locals quiet and subservient to the company. The head cop is a slimy sadist named McGee, well-played by Barton MacLane. Radek's buddy Shemanski (Qualen) gets drunk one night and makes the mistake of criticising company policy: staggering home that night, he has a fatal 'accident' arranged by McGee's goons.
To call attention to various grievances, Radek fills the mineshaft with dynamite. He packs several days' worth of food for himself, then he takes McGee hostage at gunpoint and brings him into the mine. Radek chains McGee to the pit face, slightly out of reach of Radek's food supply. If Radek's demands aren't met, he's going to blow up the mine ... with himself and McGee inside. After they've been in the mine for several days, there's one harrowing shot of the starving McGee chained to the wall, begging Radek for food. The film ends with one of those slam-bang action climaxes that Warner Bros did so well, spiced with some social commentary that doesn't get too preachy.
The film boasts an excellent supporting cast, filled with actors who are (mostly) more obscure than usual, which helps us to immerse ourselves in the action. Karen Morley, quietly beautiful, gives a fine performance, and Michael Curtiz (a very underrated director) does his usual superlative work.[/quote]
He ripeado el DVD de la WAC subido por pranzis a Cinematik:







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Los subtítulos en español son resultado de una excelente labor del binomio Tennison & Hammett, y yo sólo los he sincronizado para este ripeo.