| 6,000 Enemies | |
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| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Written by | Wilmon Menard Leo L. Stanley |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Starring | Walter Pidgeon Rita Johnson |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $204,000[1] |
| Box office | $358,000[1] |
6,000 Enemies is a 1939 Americandrama film directed byGeorge B. Seitz and starringWalter Pidgeon as a successfulDistrict Attorney who is framed on charge of bribery. Although innocent, he is sent to prison where he fights to clear his name. The film also starsRita Johnson.
Steve Donegan is an elected district attorney and launches an anti-organized crime campaign. Joe Silenus, a crime boss, plots to frame Donegan for accepting a bribe. Donegan is sentenced to prison, where he re-encounters all the men he convicted during his anti-crime crusade. Martin receives orders to eliminate Donegan. Anne Barry, the embezzlement convict, saves his life by alerting the guards to her screams.
Steve’s brother pursues Silenus, disguised as a chauffeur in order to prove his innocence. ‘Socks’ Martin knocks Steve Donegan down six times, but he keeps getting up and fighting. Two revolvers are smuggled into the prison inside a fruit basket meant for the warden. ‘Socks suggests that Steve join him in the prison break. When Phil arrives at the prison to see Steve, he is shot in the drive by just outside the gates. The prisoners riot as a result of the shots, and the rumored prison break begins.[2]
According to MGM records, the film earned $233,000 in the US and Canada and $125,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $22,000.[1] It also featured the short "The Bear That Couldn't Sleep", which was the firstBarney Bear short.
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