They Won’t Forget

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They Won’t Forget is a 1937 American crime drama film, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and noted for its social commentary on prejudice and injustice, that marked one of Robert Rossen’s early significant screenwriting credits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
crime drama film
film
basedOn novel "Death in the Deep South" NERFINISHED
play "Storm in the Deep South" NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
castMember Claude Rains NERFINISHED
Edward Norris NERFINISHED
Elisabeth Risdon NERFINISHED
Gloria Dickson NERFINISHED
Lana Turner NERFINISHED
Otto Kruger NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Norbert Brodine NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy William Holmes NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresPerformanceBy Lana Turner NERFINISHED
genre crime drama
crime film
drama film
hasTheme anti-Semitism (allegorical)
class prejudice
miscarriage of justice
political ambition
inspiredBy Leo Frank case NERFINISHED
leadActor Claude Rains NERFINISHED
medium theatrical film
motionPictureRating Production Code era
musicBy Erich Wolfgang Korngold NERFINISHED
narrativeForm feature-length narrative film
notableFor early significant screenwriting credit for Robert Rossen
social commentary on prejudice and injustice
originalLanguage English
portrays judicial prejudice
media sensationalism
mob mentality
producer Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1937-06-02
releaseYear 1937
runtimeMinutes 95
screenplayBy Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED
Robert Rossen NERFINISHED
screenwriter Robert Rossen NERFINISHED
settingLocation American South NERFINISHED

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Robert Rossen notableWork They Won’t Forget