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They Made Me a Criminal is a 1939 American Warner Bros. drama crime film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring John Garfield, Claude Rains, and The Dead End Kids. It is a remake of the 1933 film The Life of Jimmy Dolan. The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia. Portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California.
Original Release
01/21/1939
US Release
01/21/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Garfield | Johnnie Bradfield / Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney |
| The Dead End Kids | The Reform Kids |
| Claude Rains | Detective Monty Phelan / Det. Monty Phelan |
| Ann Sheridan | Goldie West |
| May Robson | Grandma Rafferty |
| Gloria Dickson | Peggy |
| Billy Halop | Tommy |
| Bobby Jordan | Angel |
| Leo Gorcey | Spit |
| Huntz Hall | Dippy |
Directors
Writers
Sig Herzig, Bertram Millhauser, Beulah Marie Dix
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Garfield | Johnnie Bradfield / Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney |
| The Dead End Kids | The Reform Kids |
| Claude Rains | Detective Monty Phelan / Det. Monty Phelan |
| Ann Sheridan | Goldie West |
| May Robson | Grandma Rafferty |
| Gloria Dickson | Peggy |
| Billy Halop | Tommy |
| Bobby Jordan | Angel |
| Leo Gorcey | Spit |
| Huntz Hall | Dippy |
| Gabriel Dell | T.B. |
| Bernard Punsly | Milt |
| Robert Gleckler | Doc Ward / Doc Ward (Johnnie's Manager) |
| John Ridgely | Charlie Magee / Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter) |
| Barbara Pepper | Budgie Massey |
| William B. Davidson | Ennis |
| Ward Bond | Lenihan |
| Robert Strange | Malvin |
| Louis Jean Heydt | Randy Smith / Smith |
| Frank Riggi | Gaspar Rutchek |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Benjamin Glazer | Producer |
