Day of Reckoning (1933 film)

Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning
Directed by	Charles Brabin
Screenplay by	Zelda Sears; Eve Greene;
Based on	novel; by Morris Lavine
Produced by	Lucien Hubbard (assoc. producer)
Starring	Richard Dix; Madge Evans; Conway Tearle;
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	Adrienne Fazan
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 27, 1933;
Running time	65-70 minutes (7 reels)
Country	United States
Language	English

Day of Reckoning is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Richard Dix, Madge Evans and Conway Tearle. It is based on a novel by Morris Lavine.^[1] When a man is sent to prison, his wife is romanced by another man.

Plot

John Day is arrested for a shortage in his accounts at work. His wife Dorothy asks for help from lusting friend George Hollins, who orders John's lawyer to assure that John receives a two-year jail sentence.

Cast

Richard Dix as John Day
Madge Evans as Dorothy Day
Conway Tearle as George Hollins
Una Merkel as Mamie
Stuart Erwin as Jerry
George McFarland as Johnny Day (as Spanky McFarlane)
Isabel Jewell as Kate Lovett
James Bell as Slim
Raymond Hatton as Hart
Paul Hurst as Harry
John Larkin as Abraham
Wilfred Lucas as Guard
Samuel S. Hinds as O'Farrell

References

^ ^a ^b Library of Congress Copyright Office (1933). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 6511. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

External links

Day of Reckoning at IMDb
Day of Reckoning at the TCM Movie Database
Day of Reckoning at AllMovie
Day of Reckoning at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[LoC-1] Library of Congress Copyright Office (1933). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 6511. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

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