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Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 94 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: April 19, 1940
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Discipline and Punish
It's a little farfetched that Robert Cain Junior, when forced by dire circumstance to find an alias for himself, can't think of anything but "Johnny Apollo." Talk about vain! I suppose in today's hiphop world he'd call himself "Li'l Apollo."
But there's nothing little about Tyrone Power, who makes his entrance into the movie wearing nothing but a tiny pair of swim trunks, the old fashioned drawstring kind that look like costumer designers molded wet, gray, supple canvas directly onto ... Read More
Rating: - The fine line between good and evil
The compelling 1940 film noir "Johnny Apollo" is movie that effectively sullies the demarcation between honesty and criminality. A terrific cast help director Henry Hathaway create a worthy gangster based drama.
The commanding Edward Arnold plays Robert Cain a wealthy stockbroker who is indicted and then convicted of embezzlement. His incarceration causes his collegiate son Robert Jr. played by Tyrone Power drop out of school and become castigated in his attempts to make his way through ... Read More
Rating: - "He's got too much class for a cheap dame like you..."
Robert Cain, Sr. (Edward Arnold), a wealthy and well-known stockbroker, is arrested on embezzlement charges. Despite the best efforts of his attorney Jim McLaughlin (Lionel Atwill) the evidence against Robert is too strong and he's convicted and sent to prison. Meanwhile, Robert's son Bob Jr. (Tyrone Power) quits college and returns home to try and get his father released. He meets with Judge Brennan (Charley Grapewin) because Brennan is known for obtaining paroles for prisoners if their families can pay ... Read More
Rating: - Tyrone `Apollo`, what a great movie!
I was really impressed by this flick! I couldn't imagine how marvelous it was when I bought it at Amazon...It's one of the best gangster movies I've ever seen.Tyrone is brilliant as usual
and I really enjoyed Lamour's singing too...Go for it!
Rating: - A great prewar gangster flick
A dazzling proto-noir gangster film, featuring Tyrone Power in one of his best roles, as "Johnny Apollo," a wealthy man's son who changes his name and turns to a life of crime after his father is exposed as an embezzler and sent to prison. Power effectively sheds his pretty-boy image as a romantic leading man, and does an excellent turn as a cynical tough guy -- even more astonishing is Dorothy Lamour's performace as Lucky, a hard-bitten gun moll who takes Johnny under her wing. Snarling out her lines in ... Read More
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