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This Day and Age

This Day and Age

The FIRST Great Spectacle of Modern Times.

19333.01h 26m

Overview

A modern-day tale of gangsterism and revenge. After a notorious mobster murders a Jewish tailor and is let off for the crime, a band of outraged high-school students turns into vigilante crusaders hell-bent on punishing the wrongdoers. Memorable pre-Code moment: the students torturing a gangster by dangling him over a pit filled with rats.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Written by Bartlett Cormack
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille
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Top Cast

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Louis Garrett

Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

Steve Smith

Judith Allen

Judith Allen

Gay Merrick

Bradley Page

Bradley Page

Toledo

Harry Green

Harry Green

Herman

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Morry Dover

Edward Nugent

Edward Nugent

Don Merrick

L

Lester Arnold

Sam Weber

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

District Attorney

George Barbier

George Barbier

Judge Maguire

Themes & Keywords

pre-code

About This Day and Age

This Day and Age is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1933 exploring themes of pre-code. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, it stars Charles Bickford, Richard Cromwell, Judith Allen. A modern-day tale of gangsterism and revenge. After a notorious mobster murders a Jewish tailor and is let off for the crime, a band of outraged high-school students turns into vigilante crusaders hell-bent on punishing the wrongdoers. Memorable pre-Code moment: the students torturing a gangster by dangling him over a pit filled with rats.

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