''And Sudden Death'' 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 ...
directed by
Charles Barton and written by
Joseph Moncure March. The film stars
Randolph Scott,
Frances Drake, and
Tom Brown; with supporting actors
Billy Lee
Billy Lee is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager of the Limerick county football team. He is from Newcastle West.
Player
Lee played for Limerick. He became a selector when Liam Kearns managed the team between 1999 and 2005, and t ...
,
Fuzzy Knight
John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (May 9, 1901 – February 23, 1976) was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy h ...
, Terry Walker and
Porter Hall
Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 – October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall typically played villains or comedic incompetent characters.
Early years
Hall wa ...
. The film was released on June 16, 1936, by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Betty Winslow and others in her family are reckless drivers, and Lt. Knox of the police is determined to make her change her ways after repeated traffic violations. Betty eventually reforms, but when drunken brother Jackie gets behind the wheel of a car and causes an accident, Betty takes the blame and goes to prison.
Jackie's guilty conscience ultimately gets the better of him, freeing Betty to get on with her life, as well as a romantic future with Lt. Knox.
Cast
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Randolph Scott as Police Lt. James Knox
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Frances Drake as Betty Winslow
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Tom Brown as Jackie Winslow
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Billy Lee
Billy Lee is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager of the Limerick county football team. He is from Newcastle West.
Player
Lee played for Limerick. He became a selector when Liam Kearns managed the team between 1999 and 2005, and t ...
as Bobby Sanborn
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Fuzzy Knight
John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (May 9, 1901 – February 23, 1976) was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy h ...
as Steve Bartlett
*Terry Walker as Bangs
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Porter Hall
Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 – October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall typically played villains or comedic incompetent characters.
Early years
Hall wa ...
as District Attorney
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Charles Quigley
Charles Quigley (February 12, 1906 – August 5, 1964) was an American actor.
Early years
Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Quigley was the son of Charles P. Quigley, who was sales manager for a hardware business. He was a 1924 graduate o ...
as Mike Andrews
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Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name.
Early life
Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...
as Police Sgt. Sanborn
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Oscar Apfel as Defense Counsel
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Maidel Turner as Dodie Sloan
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Charles Arnt
Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films.
Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from ...
as Archie Sloan
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Jimmy Conlin as Mr. Tweets
*John Hyams as J.R. Winslow
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Herbert Evans as Meggs
*Don Rowan as Police Sgt. Malone
*Wilma Francis as Nurse
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William Ingersoll as Judge
References
External links
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1936 films
1930s English-language films
American drama films
1936 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Charles Barton
American black-and-white films
1930s American films
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