Each Dawn I Die (Warner Bros.) (1939)

PUBLICITY “Rach Dawn I Die” THE CAST BO iso cvens rendigncsiersstcibns, JAMES CAGNEY “Hood” Stacey GEORGE RAFT Jane Bryan George Bancroft Stanley Ridges Alan Baxter Victor Jory Willard Robertson John Armstrong -Meuller PRODUCTION Directed by WILLIAM KEIGHLEY Screen Play by Norman Reilly Raine and Warren Duff; from the novel by Jerome Odlum. Photography by Arthur Edeson, A.S.C. Art Director, Max Parker. Film Editor, Thomas Richards. Gowns -by loward Shoup. Musical Director, Leo F. Forbstein. Sound by E. A. trown, Technical Advisor, William Buckley. THE STORY (Not For Publication) A smashing indictment of political corruption and prison abuses. Frank Ross (James Cagney), a reporter, is hot on the trail of a story which links the district attorney with a construction company scandal. To get him out of the way, Ross is framed and sentenced for manslaughter. In prison he meets Stacey (George Raft), an underworld leader, who is serving a life sentence. Ross helps him stage a break, in return for which he is to get information which will clear him. Stacey gives himself up and goes back to prison: because the real guilty person is there. He engineers another break, but is mortally wounded in the fight. However he manages to force a confession which clears Ross. Running Time: &4 Minutes. (Single Bill Advance) CAGNEY—RAFT DUO BACK AT STRAND STARTING FRIDAY James Cagney and George Raft together on the screen spells dynamite. And in | “Each Dawn I Die”, which opens a special return showing at the Strand Theatre on Friday, the duo delivers a double portion of explosive excitement. This drama rips back the curtains on political . racketeering and scandal. Cagney plays the role of a hardened reporter, bent on tracking down a hot story lead. This stirs up underworld. feeling against him and he is framed and sent to prison on a manslaughter charge. Inside he meets Stacey (Raft) who is serving a life sentence. The two stage a jail break which is a high spot in the action-packed drama, with Stacey promising the reporter his assistance in proving his énnocence. To achieve this point, the life termer gives himself up and returns to prison because the fellow who framed the reporter is there. Back again bexind the grey walls, Stacey engineers another jail break, and although he is mortally wounded in the gun-fire, he forces a confession which clears the reporter’s slate. William Keighley directed this powerful story which was written for the screen by Norman Reilly Raine and Warren Duff, from the Jerome Odlum novel of the same name. A dramatic highlight of the picture is a jail break which is graphically depicted on the screen under Keighley’s direction. Still JC-510 Stull ED A4 JAMES CAGNEY REPT ELLOS I. SIE DIT, GEORGE RAFT Mat 1A Mat 1B | CAGNEY AND RAFT RETURN Still ED-424 DYNAMITE. James Cagney and George Raft share honors in drama of political corruption and prison abuses, "Each Dawn | Die", which opens a special return engagement Friday at the Strand Theatre. MAT 2A (Opening Day Single Bill) POLITICS, PRISON MIXED IN FILM DUE TODAY For dynamite action, exciting “Each Dawn I Die” co-starring James Cagney and George Raft, is big league entertainment, and this attraction opens a special return showing today at the Strand Theatre. Political racketeering and scandal, embellished with stark prison drama, highlights this story from the front-pages. Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Stanley Ridges, Victor Jory, Willard Robertson and Thurston Hall are prominent in the cast. William Keighley directed this production. “Each Dawn I Die” is from a Jerome Odlum novel of the same title, and the screenplay is by Norman Reilly Raine and Warren Duff. Official Billing JAMES CAGNEY and GEORGE RAFT in “EACH DAWN I DIE” Directed by WILLIAM KEIGHLEY Screen Play by Norman Reilly Raine. and Warren Duff From the novel by Jerome Odlum