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Dynamite is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, and Julia Faye. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, John Howard Lawson, and Gladys Unger, the film is about a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed, whom a socialite marries simply to satisfy a condition of her grandfather's will. Mitchell Leisen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
Original Release
12/13/1929
US Release
12/13/1929
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Conrad Nagel | Roger Towne |
| Kay Johnson | Cynthia Crothers |
| Charles Bickford | Hagon Derk / Hagon Derk aka The Fire Boss |
| Julia Faye | Marcia Towne |
| Joel McCrea | Marco - Her Boy Friend / Marco |
| Muriel McCormac | Katie Derk |
| Robert Edeson | Wise Fool |
| William Holden | Wise Fool |
| Henry Stockbridge | Wise Fool |
| Leslie Fenton | Young 'Vulture' |
Directors
Writers
Jeanie Macpherson, John Howard Lawson, Gladys Unger
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Conrad Nagel | Roger Towne |
| Kay Johnson | Cynthia Crothers |
| Charles Bickford | Hagon Derk / Hagon Derk aka The Fire Boss |
| Julia Faye | Marcia Towne |
| Joel McCrea | Marco - Her Boy Friend / Marco |
| Muriel McCormac | Katie Derk |
| Robert Edeson | Wise Fool |
| William Holden | Wise Fool |
| Henry Stockbridge | Wise Fool |
| Leslie Fenton | Young 'Vulture' |
| Barton Hepburn | Young 'Vulture' |
| Tyler Brooke | The Life of the Party |
| Robert T. Haines | The Judge |
| Douglas Scott | Bobby (as Douglas Frazer Scott) / Bobby |
| Jane Keckley | His Mother |
| Fred Walton | The Doctor |
| Judith Barrett | Good Mixer |
| Wade Boteler | Mine Foreman |
| Ed Brady | Coal Miner |
| Clarence Burton | Police Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1930 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
