They Won’t Forget
E1019105
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| They Won’t Forget canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.