"Love and courage pitted against a ruthless hate!"

1931

1h 23m

6.3(46 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.

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Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Gary Cooper

The Kid

Acting

Sylvia Sidney

Nan Cooley

Acting

Paul Lukas

Big Fellow Maskal

Acting

William 'Stage' Boyd

McCoy

Acting

Wynne Gibson

Agnes

Acting

Guy Kibbee

Pop Cooley

Acting

Stanley Fields

Blackie

Acting

Betty Sinclair

Pansy

Acting

Robert Homans

Police inspector

Acting

Barbara Leonard

Esther March

Acting

Paulette Goddard

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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