Men in Exile
{{short description|1937 film by John Farrow}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Men in Exile
| image = File:Men in Exile.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = John Farrow
| producer = Bryan Foy
| screenplay = Roy Chanclor
| writer = Houston Branch
Marie Baumer
| narrator =
| starring = Dick Purcell
| music = Howard Jackson
| cinematography = Arthur Todd
| editing = Terry Morse
| studio = First National
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1937|4|4}}
| runtime = 58 mins
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Men in Exile is a 1937 American drama film directed by John Farrow. A "B" movie from Warner Bros, it was the first feature Farrow directed. It is essentially a remake of their 1931 melodrama Safe in Hell, albeit with the lead switched from female to male, with some plot changes as a result.
Plot
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After becoming the target of a manhunt for a murder he did not commit, cab driver Jimmy Carmody flees to a tropical island that serves as a haven for criminals on the run. Soon after he arrives, he becomes involved with gun smugglers trying to overthrow the local dictator, as well as falling for the lovely daughter of the owner of the hotel he is staying at.
Cast
- Dick Purcell as Jimmy Carmody
- June Travis as Sally Haines
- Victor Varconi as Colonel Gomez
- Olin Howland as H. Mortimer Jones
- Margaret Irving as Mother Haines
- Norman Willis as Rocky Crane
- Veda Ann Borg as Rita
- Alan Baxter as Danny Haines
- Carlos DeValdez as General Alcatraz
- Alec Harford as Limey
- John Alexander as Witherspoon
- Demetris Emanuel as Aide to Gomez
Production
In August 1936 Warners announced they would make Men in Exile the next month. They said it was a remake of Safe in Hell (1931) and would star Humphrey Bogart and Margaret Lindsay.{{Cite news|title=NEWS OF THE SCREEN|date=Aug 18, 1936|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|101810333}}}} In October Dick Purcell and June Travis were announced as stars and John Farrow was to direct.{{Cite news|author=Schallert, E.|title="SERVICE DE LUXE" TO STAR JANE WYATT AND LOUIS HAYWARD.|date=Oct 13, 1936|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|164636100}}}}
Reception
"The direction is good and the chases are thrilling", said the Monthly Film Bulletin.{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1305799255}} |title=Men in Exile |journal=Monthly Film Bulletin |location=London |volume=4 |issue=37 |date=1 January 1937 |page=82 }} "Farrow has endeavoured to dignify familiar material with a touch of Maugham but the result is not outstanding" said the Los Angeles Times.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|164679290}} |last1=Scheuer |first1=Philip K |title='Woman chase man' on Warner Brothers screens |work=Los Angeles Times |date=29 April 1937 |page=16 }}
Purcell and Travis were meant to be reunited in The Mystery of Hunting's End{{Cite news|author=Schallert, E.|title=JOHN MONTAGUE WILL PLAY BUNYAN, LEGENDARY HERO, FOR PARAMOUNT.|date=Oct 28, 1937|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|164783004}}}} (which became Mystery House with Purcell and Ann Sheridan.)
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029231/ Men in Exile] at IMDb
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171222054141/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7432baf7 Men in Exile] at BFI
- {{TCMDb title|1254}}
- {{AFI film|id=6831|title=Men in Exile}}
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Category:1937 crime drama films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1937 directorial debut films
Category:Films directed by John Farrow
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer)
Category:English-language crime drama films
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