Dead End is a 1937 crime drama film. It is an adaptation of the Sidney Kingsley 1935 Broadway play of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, and Sylvia Sidney. It is notable as being the first film appearance of the Dead End Kids. In the filthy slums of New York, wealthy people have built luxury apartments there because of the view of the picturesque East River. While they live in opulence, the destitute and dirt poor live nearby in crowded, filthy tenements. At the end of the street is a dock on the East River; to the left are the luxury apartments and to the right are the... slums. The Dead End Kids, led by Tommy Gordon , are a petty gang of street urchins who are already well onto a path to a life of crime. Members of the gang besides Tommy include, Dippy , Angel , Spit , T.B. , and Milty , the new kid on the block in search of friends. Spit is a bit malicious with a cruel streak and initially bullies the newcomer and takes his pocket change. However, Tommy eventually lets Milty join the gang and turns out to be both a loyal and generous friend.
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| Release date: | 1937 |
| Directed by: | William Wyler |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Music by: | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography: | Gregg Toland |
| Screenplay by: | Lillian Hellman |
| Estimated budget: | $900,000 |
| Adapted from: | Dead End |