''Straight from the Shoulder'' is a 1936 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Stuart Heisler
Stuart Heisler (December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He was a son of Luther Albert Heisler (1855–1916), a carpenter, and Frances Baldwin Heisler (1857–1935). He worked as a motion picture editor ...
, written by Lucian Cary and Madeleine Ruthven, and starring
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and ...
,
Katherine Locke
Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 – September 12, 1995) was a Broadway actress in the late 1930s.
Early life
She was born in Kalinkavičy, in what is now Belarus, and raised in the U.S.
Her father, Morris Locke (Mendel Lakomowitz ), was ...
,
David Holt,
Andy Clyde,
Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
* ''The Great ...
and
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.
Early years
Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Ste ...
. It was released on August 28, 1936, by
Paramount Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and ...
as Curt Hayden
*
Katherine Locke
Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 – September 12, 1995) was a Broadway actress in the late 1930s.
Early life
She was born in Kalinkavičy, in what is now Belarus, and raised in the U.S.
Her father, Morris Locke (Mendel Lakomowitz ), was ...
as Gail Pyne
*
David Holt as Johnny Hayden
*
Andy Clyde as J. M. Pyne
*
Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
* ''The Great ...
as James McBride
*
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.
Early years
Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Ste ...
as Mr. Wendi
*
Chick Chandler as Fly
*
Rollo Lloyd as Mr. Blake
*Bert Hanlon as Baldy
*
Paul Fix
Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ...
as Trigger Benson
*
Noel Madison
Noel Madison (born Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch; April 30, 1897 – January 6, 1975) was an American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s and appeared in 75 films, often as a gangster.
Born in New York City, Madison was the son of actor M ...
as Trim
References
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1936 films
Paramount Pictures films
American drama films
1936 drama films
Films directed by Stuart Heisler
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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