
Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness. He meets fellow-inmate Stacey and they decide to help each other.... (Full plot summary below)
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Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness. He meets fellow-inmate Stacey and they decide to help each other.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAn implausible but enjoyable routine crime drama featuring James Cagney and George Raft. |
| User ReviewJudy JAnyone who loves movies must watch this excellent performances from James Cagney & George Raft (who was a member of the organised crime network) |
| User ReviewDave HThis is really an unsung masterpiece of the 1930s gangster genre. Jimmy Cagney plays a reporter framed for murder after exposing corruption in local politics. He's sent to one of the nastiest prisons around. He meets and befriends career criminal George Raft and helps him escape, taking the brunt of the punishment for the escape on himself. This is a mean little genre flick which flies along with almost no filler. Cagney is on the top of his game here, snapping and snarling his way through several superb monologues ... one that even ends with him bursting into tears. The prison riot/jail break finale is one of the most violent sequences of the 1930s. |
| User ReviewWilliam WEach Dawn I Die is an excellent film. It is about reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. James Cagney and George Raft give incredible performances. The screenplay is well written. William Keighley did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. Each Dawn I Die is a must see. |
| User Reviewwilliam bMy favorite Cagney movie because George Raft is in it. |
| User ReviewJohannes JFrank Ross: "I don't love life much, but I don't hate it enough to stick my head in front of a screw's bullet." |
| User ReviewJames-Masaki RCagney in a change plays a good guy. A newspaperman jailed wrongfully after being framed. Raft is the big boss in prison, and the two make an unlikely alliance that twists and turns trust everywhere, inside and outside the prison walls. 1939 was 'the greatest year in film' and this one is one of the more underrated Warner Gangster movies. Loved it. |
| User ReviewVincent HA classic prison drama with the two tough guys of the Golden Age, Cagney and Raft |
| User ReviewTom DYet another great performance by James Cagney as a newspaper reporter who is set up by thugs and condemned to life in prison. George Raft plays a jailbird who claims to know how to help Cagney clear his name, if Cagney will help Raft escape from prison. Similar in tone and plot line to Mayor of Hell (which I saw immediately before this). Which treatment is more appropriate for prisoners -- vengeance and punishment or understanding and reform? |
| User ReviewBarry AAnother great Cagney role in a "good", not "great" movie. His character development is the best thing about this movie. This a pretty standard "I got framed. Went bad. Got redemption" movie. But I still enjoy watching it, mostly because I like a lot of movies from this era. If you're in the mood for this type of movie grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy. You may have trouble finding this movie. Once in a blue moon it's on TCM. |