Movie Description
Sleepers East
(1934)Overview
No good deed goes unpunished for Lena Karelson (Wynne Gibson), hooker with a heart of gold trying to go straight in the big city. Covering a bachelor party for a friend in need, Lena winds up at a gambling house where she is the sole witness when Mayor Wentworth's drunken lout of a son shoots the owner. Wentworth's political machine wants Lena to falsely incriminate mob boss Callahan to bolster their re-election campaign. Callahan's mouthpiece nabs Lena first, conveying her stealthily by train from Toledo to New York to prevent her from testifying against the big boss. A midnight special smash-up, a tense courtroom finale and true love triumphant round out this typical Fox pre-Code programmer, released just before the Legion of Decency dropped the hammer in 1934.
Featured Crew
Cast
Lena Karelson
Jason Everett
Ada Robillard
Martin Knox
MacGowan
Carl Izzard
Dixie
Jack Wentworth
Conductor (uncredited)
Baby (uncredited)
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Porter (uncredited)
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleSleepers East
Status Released
Release Information
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1934-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Production CompaniesFox Film Corporation
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
- Mystery
