Storyline
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.
Released
8/9/1941
Runtime
1h 44min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Hank McHenry
Marlene Dietrich
Fay Duval
George Raft
Johnny Marshall
Alan Hale
Jumbo Wells
Frank McHugh
Omaha
Eve Arden
Dolly
Barton MacLane
Smiley Quinn
Ward Bond
Eddie Adams
Walter Catlett
Sidney Whipple
Joyce Compton
Scarlett
Lucia Carroll
Flo
Egon Brecher
Pop Duval
Cliff Clark
Cully
Joseph Crehan
Sweeney
Ben Welden
Al Hurst
Barbara Pepper
Polly
Dorothy Appleby
Wilma
Murray Alper
Lineman (uncredited)
Jean Ames
Thelma (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
Girl (uncredited)
Leah Baird
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Muriel Barr
Model (uncredited)
Diana Barrymore
Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Joyce Bryant
Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Peter Caldwell
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Nat Carr
28 Club Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Club Patron (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Detective in Raid (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Bartender (uncredited)
John Dilson
Jail Clerk (uncredited)
Roland Drew
Citizen Reporting Power Outage (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Faye Emerson
Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
James Flavin
Orderly About to Give Bath (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Club Patron (uncredited)
Brenda Fowler
Mrs. Calkin (uncredited)
William Gould
Freeman (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Noisy Nash (uncredited)
John Harmon
Benny (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Al Herman
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Charlie (uncredited)
Friedrich Hollaender
Accompanist (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
28 Club Bartender (uncredited)
William Hopper
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
John Kelly
28 Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Paul King
Club Patron (uncredited)
Barbara Land
Marilyn (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Audra Lindley
Nurse (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Midnight Club Bartender (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Midnight Club Doorman (uncredited)
Pat McKee
Midnight Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Gayle Mellott
Model (uncredited)
William Newell
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
28 Club Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective in Raid (uncredited)
Jane Randolph
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
Bobby Robb
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Drew Roddy
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
William Royle
Policeman in Raid (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Man to Call Substation (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Piano Player (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Tommy (Foreman Sent to Line 191) (uncredited)
Robert Strange
Bailsman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Lineman (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Floor Lady (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Joan Winfield
Nurse Holding Baby (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Wing Ling (uncredited)
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