''Hide-Out'' is a 1934 American

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comedy, crime, drama, romance film directed by

W. S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' in 1932, ''The Thin Man'' in 1934, ''San Franc ...

and starring Robert Montgomery and

Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen O'Sullivan (17 May 1911 – 23 June 1998) was an Irish-American actress, who played Jane in the ''Tarzan'' series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller. She performed with such actors as Laurence Olivier, Greta Garbo, William ...

. It also features a young

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing - Original Story (Mauri Grashin). It was re-made in 1941 as '' I'll Wait for You''.

Plot

A womanizing

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(Montgomery) is wounded by police and hides out in a farmhouse, where he falls in love with a country girl (O'Sullivan) and meets her wholesome family.

Cast

Crew

* David Townsend - Associate Art Director

References

External links

* * 1934 films American crime comedy-drama films American black-and-white films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke 1930s crime comedy-drama films 1930s romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 1934 comedy films 1934 drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub