Below the Deadline (1936): Cast
Below the Deadline is a 1936 crime drama directed by Charles Lamont, starring Harry Strang as Officer Bill (uncredited), Lester Dorr and Robert Homans. It runs 1 hour 4 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 4m (64 min)
- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Below the Deadline About?
The premise of Below the Deadline without spoilers.
A gritty drama set in the shadows of Broadway’s bright lights. After a good‑natured Irish police officer is framed for a diamond robbery and murder, he is presumed dead in a train wreck. He undergoes plastic surgery, returns under a new identity, and works to expose the true culprits and bring them to justice.
Below the Deadline Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- cigar
- criminal gang
- armed robbery
- derby hat
- diamond
- woman passes out
- swooning
- assumed identity
- working overtime
- police captain
- telegram
- jealous boyfriend
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- steam locomotive
- kittens
- limousine
- nightclub
- escaped prisoner
- diamond broker
- trainwreck
- sexual attraction
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- redhead
- knitting
- text of letter on screen
- handcuffed
- framed for murder
- woman faints
- framed
- followed by someone in a car
- ball peen hammer
- train travel
- killed during a robbery
- masked robber
- bound and gagged
- irish brogue
- irish cop
- secretary
- bluffing
- stolen police car
- impostor
- tour guide
- diamond heist
- nurse uniform
- poverty row film
- blindfolded
- handkerchief mask
- diamond thief
- tow truck
- diamond district nyc
- posing as one's brother
Below the Deadline Cast & Characters
Harry Strang leads the cast as Officer Bill (uncredited), with Lester Dorr as Oscar (uncredited) and Robert Homans as Police Captain Symonds. Directed by Charles Lamont; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Charles Lamont
- Harry Strang as Officer Bill (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr as Oscar (uncredited)
- Robert Homans as Police Captain Symonds
- Theodore von Eltz as Flash Ackroyd
Also Starring in Below the Deadline
· 21 more- Edward Hearn Peters (uncredited)
- Edward LeSaint Judge (uncredited)
- Al Thompson Sparring Partner Al
- Thomas E. Jackson Pearson
- Jack Gardner Henchman Spike
- Russell Hopton Terry Mulvaney
- Henry Hall Train Passenger (uncredited)
- Charles McAvoy Officer Rooney (uncredited)
- John St. Polis Mr. Abrams
- Robert Frazer Detective Palmer (uncredited)
- Kathryn Sheldon Aunt Mary Tibbett
- Warner Richmond Diamond Dutch
- Cecilia Parker Molly Fitzgerald
- Francis Sayles Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Henry Hebert Mr. Everley (uncredited)
- Arthur Millett Train Guard (uncredited)
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- Phyllis Crane Miss Jennings (uncredited)
- Charles Delaney Artie Nolan
- Jack Shutta Chauffeur (uncredited)
- True Boardman Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Sidney Payne Plastic Surgeon
More from Charles Lamont
More films directed by Charles Lamont: The Kettles in the Ozarks, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops and Ma and Pa Kettle at Home.
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Below the Deadline FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Below the Deadline, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Below the Deadline?
Below the Deadline runs 1 hour 4 minutes (64 minutes).
When was Below the Deadline released?
Below the Deadline was released on June 7, 1936.
Who directed Below the Deadline?
Below the Deadline was directed by Charles Lamont.
More films by Charles Lamont Who is in the cast of Below the Deadline?
Below the Deadline stars Harry Strang as Officer Bill (uncredited), Lester Dorr as Oscar (uncredited) and Robert Homans as Police Captain Symonds, among 25 credited actors.
Does Below the Deadline have a post-credit scene?
No. Below the Deadline has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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