Dark Hazard
1934 film by Alfred E. Green
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Dark Hazard is 1934 pre-Code American drama film starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by Alfred E. Green. It is based on a novel by W. R. Burnett. It was produced by First National Pictures and released through Warner Bros. Pictures.[1]
Brown Holmes
1933 novel
by W. R. Burnett
Jack L. Warner
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | Ralph Block Brown Holmes |
| Based on | Dark Hazard 1933 novel by W. R. Burnett |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis Jack L. Warner |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Herbert Levy |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes; 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A copy is held at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theatre Research.[2][3] It has been preserved by Warner Bros. and was released on Region 1 DVD on November 18, 2014, as part of the "Forbidden Hollywood, Volume 8" collection. It also airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
Plot
Buck Turner is a compulsive gambler with a come-and-go knack for picking winners. After failing at a succession of regular jobs, he becomes involved with the sport of greyhound racing; "Dark Hazard" is the name of a particular dog he takes a fancy to.
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson as Jim "Buck" Turner
- Genevieve Tobin as Marge Mayhew
- Glenda Farrell as Valerie Wilson
- Robert Barrat as Tex Willis
- Hobart Cavanaugh as George Mayhew
- Gordon Westcott as Joe
- Sidney Toler as John Bright
- "War Cry" as Dark Hazard
- George Meeker as Pres. Barrow
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Mayhew
- Willard Robertson as Fallen
- William V. Mong as Mr. Plummer
- Henry B. Walthall as Schultz
