| Blood Money | |
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| Directed by | Rowland Brown |
| Written by | Rowland Brown Hal Long (continuity) Speed Kendall (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck Joseph M. Schenck (uncredited) |
| Starring | George Bancroft Judith Anderson Frances Dee |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blood Money is a 1933 AmericanPre-Codecrime drama film directed byRowland Brown about a crookedbail bondsman named Bill Bailey, played byGeorge Bancroft, withChick Chandler as crime boss Drury Darling,Judith Anderson, in her film debut, as Drury's sister and Bailey's lover, andFrances Dee as a thrill-seeking, larcenous beauty who fatefully catches Bailey's eye. The film was considered to belost for nearly forty years before reappearing.[1]
Dee, normally cast in wholesome roles, described Talbert in the 2002Turner Classic Movies documentaryComplicated Women as"... a rather weird character, to say the least. She was akleptomaniac, anymphomaniac, and anything in between."[2]
New York Times criticMordaunt Hall was unimpressed, writing, "This whimsical little tale of thievery, thuggery and attempted slaughter was mistaken for entertainment by Darryl Zanuck".[3] He appreciated the skills of many of the actors, but thought the plot lacked logic and characterized the film overall as "flat stuff".[3]
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