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Motive for Revenge

  • 1935
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  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
66
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Donald Cook, Irene Hervey, and Doris Lloyd in Motive for Revenge (1935)
CrimeDramaMysteryRomance

Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to prison... Read allBank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to prison and, while there, the mother forces Muriel to divorce him and marry a wealthy industriali... Read allBank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to prison and, while there, the mother forces Muriel to divorce him and marry a wealthy industrialist. After serving his term and being released, the new husband catches Barry and Muriel to... Read all

  • Director
    • Burt P. Lynwood
  • Writer
    • Stuart Anthony
  • Stars
    • Donald Cook
    • Irene Hervey
    • Doris Lloyd
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    66
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Burt P. Lynwood
    • Writer
      • Stuart Anthony
    • Stars
      • Donald Cook
      • Irene Hervey
      • Doris Lloyd
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Donald Cook
    Donald Cook
    • Barry Webster
    Irene Hervey
    Irene Hervey
    • Muriel Webster King
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Mrs. Fleming
    Edwin Maxwell
    Edwin Maxwell
    • William King
    William Millman
    • District Attorney Milroy
    • (as William Le Strange Millman)
    Russell Simpson
    Russell Simpson
    • McAllister
    John Kelly
    John Kelly
    • Detective Larkin
    Edwin Argus
    Edwin Argus
    • Detective Red
    Billy West
    Billy West
    • Ray - Convict
    Wheeler Oakman
    Wheeler Oakman
    • Doane
    Frank LaRue
    Frank LaRue
    • Warden
    Fern Emmett
    Fern Emmett
    • Mrs. Kenilworthy - Housekeeper
    Dorothea Wolbert
    Dorothea Wolbert
    • Annie - Maid
    • (as Dorothy Wolbert)
    Bobby Burns
    Bobby Burns
    • Milroy's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    • Policeman Duffy
    • (uncredited)
    Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    • Elderly Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Howard
    • Convict
    • (uncredited)
    Carl Mathews
    Carl Mathews
    • Convict
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Burt P. Lynwood
    • Writer
      • Stuart Anthony
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    2MikeMagi

    If it only made sense...

    "Motive for Revenge" is a slack grade C thriller from the mid-1930s. Not every plot has to have a few shreds of logic but this one defies common sense. Donald Cook -- in a performance so wooden it gives timber a bad name -- is a bank clerk who can't come up with the funds to satisfy his wife and her doting mother. So he robs the bank, gets collared by the cops and is sent off to the slammer for seven years. Which provides an excuse to throw in a slew of prison stock footage. Meanwhile, the missus marries a bloated, arrogant buffoon who manages to get himself shot. Whodunit? The answer probably surprised even the screenwriters who came up with it. Irene Hervey gives a remarkably deft performance and a few decent stage actors manage to make the most of their cardboard roles. But otherwise, it's strictly Grade C.

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      The earliest documented telecast of this film took place in New York City Thursday 9 December 1948 on WATV (Channel 13).

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thunder in the Streets
    • Filming locations
      • Talisman Studios - 4516 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Larry Darmour Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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