Dynamite Denny
{{short description|1932 film directed by Frank R. Strayer}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dynamite Denny
| image = File:DynamiteDennyDVDcover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover for the film
| director = Frank R. Strayer
| producer = Ralph M. Like
| writer = W. Scott Darling
Barry Barringer
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Jay Wilsey
Blanche Mehaffey
William V. Mong
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography = Jules Cronjager
| editing = Byron Robinson
| studio = Action Pictures
| distributor = Mayfair Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1932|5|27|US|ref1={{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4460 | title=Dynamite Denny: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | access-date= September 25, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230956/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4460 | url-status=live | archive-date=September 25, 2017}}}}
| runtime = 52 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Dynamite Denny is a 1932 American drama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Jay Wilsey, Blanche Mehaffey, and William V. Mong. Produced by Action Pictures, it was distributed through Mayfair pictures, and was released on May 27, 1932.
Plot
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Cast
- Jay Wilsey as Denny
- Blanche Mehaffey as Mary, chairman of the board's daughter
- William V. Mong as William B. Marston, chairman of the board
- Walter Perry as Jim Dayton
- Matthew Betz as Labor agitator
- Fern Emmett as Marston's Nurse
Reception
The Chico Enterprise gave the film a good review, stating that "fans...will get their money's worth of thrills..."{{cite news|title=At the National |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/124175626/ |newspaper=The Chico Enterprise |date=August 20, 1932 |pages=4 |via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 6, 2023}} The Daily News also gave the picture a good review, saying, "For thrills, romance and laughter, don't fail to see "Dynamite Denny"...It has about everything in the way of action and thrills that could possible be crammed into one picture without making it cause nightmares for its audience.{{cite news|title=Jackson Features "Dynamite Denny" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/124175999/ |newspaper=The Daily News |date=August 26, 1932 |pages=15 |via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 6, 2023}} The Film Daily gave the film a good review, leading with, "Railroad melodrama that packs a fair punch and a few old-time thrills. They singled out Blanche Mehaffey's performance, and also felt the direction was good, while only giving the cinematography an okay rating.{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title="Dynamite Denny" | date=July 8, 1932 | page=22 | url=https://mediahistoryproject.org/reader.php?id=filmdailyvolume660newy | access-date=May 6, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0022847}}
- {{Tcmdb title|73784}}
- {{AFI film|4460}}
{{Frank R. Strayer}}
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Mayfair Pictures films