Sleepers East (1934)
FIND THIS WOMAN! Hold her for the police! For her lips hold the fate of six people! Murder! Suspense! Mystery! Intrigue! Romance!
No good deed goes unpunished for Lena Karelson (Wynne Gibson), hooker with a heart of gold trying to go straight in the big city. Covering a bachelor party for a friend in need, Lena winds up at a gambling house where she is the sole witness when Mayor Wentworth's drunken lout of a son shoots the owner. Wentworth's political machine wants Lena to falsely incriminate mob boss Callahan to bolster their re-election campaign. Callahan's mouthpiece nabs Lena first, conveying her stealthily by train from Toledo to New York to prevent her from testifying against the big boss. A midnight special smash-up, a tense courtroom finale and true love triumphant round out this typical Fox pre-Code programmer, released just before the Legion of Decency dropped the hammer in 1934.
Cast
- Wynne Gibson - Lena Karelson
- Preston Foster - Jason Everett
- Mona Barrie - Ada Robillard
- Harvey Stephens - Martin Knox
- Roger Imhof - MacGowan
- J. Carrol Naish - Carl Izzard
- Suzanne Kaaren - Dixie
- Howard Lally - Jack Wentworth
- Joseph Crehan - Conductor (uncredited)
- Marianne Edwards - Baby (uncredited)
Screenplay
- Lester Cole
- Frederick Nebel (Novel)
Keywords
train
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sleepers East about?
- No good deed goes unpunished for Lena Karelson (Wynne Gibson), hooker with a heart of gold trying to go straight in the big city. Covering a bachelor party for a friend in need, Lena winds up at a gambling house where she is the sole witness when Mayor Wentworth's drunken lout of a son shoots the owner. Wentworth's political machine wants Lena to falsely incriminate mob boss Callahan to bolster their re-election campaign. Callahan's mouthpiece nabs Lena first, conveying her stealthily by train from Toledo to New York to prevent her from testifying against the big boss. A midnight special smash-up, a tense courtroom finale and true love triumphant round out this typical Fox pre-Code programmer, released just before the Legion of Decency dropped the hammer in 1934.
- Who directed Sleepers East?
- Sleepers East was directed by Kenneth MacKenna.
- Who stars in Sleepers East?
- Sleepers East stars Wynne Gibson, Preston Foster, Mona Barrie, Harvey Stephens, Roger Imhof, J. Carrol Naish.
- How long is Sleepers East?
- Sleepers East has a runtime of 1h 9m (69 minutes).
- What genre is Sleepers East?
- Sleepers East is a Comedy, Crime, Mystery film.
- Where was Sleepers East produced?
- Sleepers East was produced in United States of America.