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Mister Dynamite
Mister Dynamite
Directed by	Alan Crosland
Screenplay by	Doris Malloy; Harry Clork
Produced by	E.M. Asher
Starring	Edmund Lowe; Jean Dixon; Victor Varconi; Esther Ralston; Verna Hillie; Minor Watson
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Murray Seldeen
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 22, 1935;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Mister Dynamite is a 1935 American action film directed by Alan Crosland and written by Doris Malloy and Harry Clork. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Jean Dixon, Victor Varconi, Esther Ralston, Verna Hillie and Minor Watson. The film was released on April 22, 1935, by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Private detective T.N. Thompson, nicknamed "Dynamite" due to his initials, takes an interest when a man is murdered in San Francisco leaving a casino.

The dead man, D.H. Matthews, had an argument outside the casino with Jarl Dvorjak, a celebrated pianist who was gambling while his aloof and money-mad wife Charmian was away. Dvorjak's acquaintance with Mona Lewis led him to the casino, which is owned by her father Clark Lewis and closed by the police after the killing.

Mona becomes a suspect, particularly after Dvorjak's business manager Carey Williams is killed as well. When the pianist himself is shot while playing an organ, Thompson puts everything together and reveals to all that Matthews had actually been a son of Dvorjak's from a previous marriage who was conspiring with Charmian to gain his fortune.

Cast

Edmund Lowe as T.N. Thompson / Mr. Dynamite
Jean Dixon as Lynn Marlo
Victor Varconi as Jarl Dvorjak
Esther Ralston as Charmian Dvorjak
Verna Hillie as Mona Lewis
Minor Watson as Clark Lewis
Robert Gleckler as James V. King
Jameson Thomas as Carey Williams
Greta Meyer as Jans
Frank Lyman as D.H. Matthews
G. Pat Collins as Rod
Bradley Page as Felix
James P. Burtis as Joe
Matt McHugh as Sunshine

Development

According to Layman and Rivett,^[4] the script for Mister Dynamite was based on a screen treatment written by Dashiell Hammett, commissioned by Darryl Zanuck at Warner Bros. for "another original Sam Spade story," following the first film adaption of Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Hammett's commission for that treatment was for "motion picture production...featuring the actor, William Powell." Zanuck rejected the treatment, explaining that "The finished story [had] none of qualifications of Maltese Falcon, although the same character was in both stories." Rights to the treatment reverted to Hammett, who reworked it, re-titling it On the Make and renaming the detective character Gene Richmond. After further re-work, and another change of the detective's name (to T. N. Thompson), the treatment was sold to Universal in 1935, with the script "liberally reworked" by Malloy and Clork.

References

^ "Mister Dynamite (1935) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
^ F.S.N. (1935-05-25). "Movie Review - Mr Dynamite - At the Roxy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
^ "Mister Dynamite". Afi.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
^ Hammett, Dashiell (2013-11-04). Layman, Richard; Rivett, Julie M. (eds.). The Hunter and Other Stories. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. p. 188. ISBN 9780802121585.

External links

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[1] "Mister Dynamite (1935) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.

[2] F.S.N. (1935-05-25). "Movie Review - Mr Dynamite - At the Roxy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-17.

[3] "Mister Dynamite". Afi.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.

[4] Hammett, Dashiell (2013-11-04). Layman, Richard; Rivett, Julie M. (eds.). The Hunter and Other Stories. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. p. 188. ISBN 9780802121585.

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-'''''Mister Dynamite''''' is a 1935 American [[action film]] directed by [[Alan Crosland]] and written by Doris Malloy and Harry Clork. The film stars [[Edmund Lowe]], [[Jean Dixon]], [[Victor Varconi]], [[Esther Ralston]], [[Verna Hillie]] and [[Minor Watson]]. The film was released on April 22, 1935, by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/555189/Mister-Dynamite/ |title=Mister Dynamite (1935) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=F.S.N. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0DE5DC173FE23ABC4D51DFB366838E629EDE |title=Movie Review - Mr Dynamite - At the Roxy. |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1935-05-25 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7682 |title=Mister Dynamite |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>
+'''''Mister Dynamite''''' is a 1935 American [[action film]] directed by [[Alan Crosland]] and written by [[Doris Malloy]] and [[Harry Clork]]. The film stars [[Edmund Lowe]], [[Jean Dixon]], [[Victor Varconi]], [[Esther Ralston]], [[Verna Hillie]] and [[Minor Watson]]. The film was released on April 22, 1935, by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/555189/Mister-Dynamite/ |title=Mister Dynamite (1935) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |access-date=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=F.S.N. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0DE5DC173FE23ABC4D51DFB366838E629EDE |title=Movie Review - Mr Dynamite - At the Roxy. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1935-05-25 |access-date=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7682 |title=Mister Dynamite |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=2016-01-17}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-{{no plot|date=January 2016}}
 Private detective T.N. Thompson, nicknamed "Dynamite" due to his initials, takes an interest when a man is murdered in [[San Francisco]] leaving a casino.
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 ==  Development ==
-According to Layman and Rivett,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=xHvGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=%22gene+richmond%22+%22on+the+make%22&source=bl&ots=-KlzWvVWob&sig=pH1xuO9GhAkreQ_MREkYrPuNdD0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCve70mNLSAhUm8YMKHfmdBBsQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=%22gene%20richmond%22%20%22on%20the%20make%22&f=false|title=The Hunter and Other Stories|last=Hammett|first=Dashiell|date=2013-11-04|publisher=Grove/Atlantic, Inc.|year=|isbn=9780802121585|editor-last=Layman|editor-first=Richard|location=|pages=188|language=en|editor-last2=Rivett|editor-first2=Julie M.}}</ref> the script for Mister Dynamite was based on a a screen treatment written by [[Dashiell Hammett]], commissioned by [[Darryl F. Zanuck|Darryl Zanuck]] at [[Warner Bros.]] for "another original Sam Spade story," following the [[The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)|first film adaption]] of Hammett's [[The Maltese Falcon (novel)|The Maltese Falcon]]. Hammett's commission for that treatment was for "motion picture production...featuring the actor, [[William Powell]]." Zanuck rejected the treatment, explaining that "The finished story [had] none of qualifications of ''Maltese Falcon'', although the same character was in both stories." Rights to the treatment reverted to Hammett, who reworked it, re-titling it "On The Make," and renaming the detective character Gene Richmond. After further re-work, and another change of the detective's name (to T. N. Thompson), the treatment was sold to [[Universal Studios|Universal]] in 1935, with the script "liberally reworked" by Malloy and Clork.
+According to Layman and Rivett,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xHvGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188|title=The Hunter and Other Stories|last=Hammett|first=Dashiell|date=2013-11-04|publisher=Grove/Atlantic, Inc.|isbn=9780802121585|editor-last=Layman|editor-first=Richard|page=188|language=en|editor-last2=Rivett|editor-first2=Julie M.}}</ref> the script for Mister Dynamite was based on a screen treatment written by [[Dashiell Hammett]], commissioned by [[Darryl F. Zanuck|Darryl Zanuck]] at [[Warner Bros.]] for "another original Sam Spade story," following the [[The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)|first film adaption]] of Hammett's ''[[The Maltese Falcon (novel)|The Maltese Falcon]]''. Hammett's commission for that treatment was for "motion picture production...featuring the actor, [[William Powell]]." Zanuck rejected the treatment, explaining that "The finished story [had] none of qualifications of ''Maltese Falcon'', although the same character was in both stories." Rights to the treatment reverted to Hammett, who reworked it, re-titling it ''On the Make'' and renaming the detective character Gene Richmond. After further re-work, and another change of the detective's name (to T. N. Thompson), the treatment was sold to [[Universal Studios|Universal]] in 1935, with the script "liberally reworked" by Malloy and Clork.
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 [[Category:Films directed by Alan Crosland]]
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+[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1930s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language action films]]