The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City (1932)

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A reluctantly appointed police chief in a crime-riddled city takes his job seriously and works hard to clean the streets of gangsters and to shape up his own corrupt department in this brutal, gritty film noir. Jean Harlow plays a luminescent but ill-fated gun moll. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Charles Brabin
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Feb 13, 1932 Wide
MGM

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  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Walter Huston and Jean Harlow make the screen sizzle.

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