{"id":1370,"date":"2006-09-01T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T21:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2021-01-25T21:33:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:33:19","slug":"blood-money-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1370","title":{"rendered":"Blood Money (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Every dollar you ever made was right from somebody&#8217;s heart &#8212; you&#8217;re nothing but a bloodsucker.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Poster-1-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Poster-1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Poster-1-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Poster-1-185x270.jpg 185w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Poster-1.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nCorrupt bondsman Bill Bailey (George Bancroft) falls for a thrill-seeking young socialite (Frances Dee), who nearly causes his downfall.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Framed<\/li>\n<li>Frances Dee Films<\/li>\n<li>George Bancroft Films<\/li>\n<li>Judith Anderson Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis above-average underworld thriller from the early 1930s defies easy categorization. As Peary points out, director Rowland Brown doesn&#8217;t pass judgment on those participating in organized crime (which he considered to be a &#8220;legitimate&#8221; business during the Depression); in this film&#8217;s universe, the only crime of which &#8220;one should be ashamed&#8221; is a double-cross. The characters flout convention as well: a shady, ordinary-looking bondsman is the sympathetic protagonist of the film, while Frances Dee&#8217;s wealthy kleptomaniac thrill-seeker is, as Peary puts it, &#8220;a woman years ahead of her time&#8221;. At only 65 minutes long, <em>Blood Money<\/em> moves quickly, with several exciting plot twists, some unusual settings (including a dog race), well-written dialogue, and nuanced characters. Well worth a look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judith Anderson, wonderful in her first screen role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-1536x959.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson-432x270.png 432w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Anderson.png 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frances Dee as the spoiled, thrill-seeking young socialite<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-1024x649.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-1536x974.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee-426x270.png 426w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Dee.png 1607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An exciting climax<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-1024x638.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Blood-Money-Climax.png 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smart dialogue<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;How&#8217;d you like to get interested in me?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply to watch one of the few films directed by the notorious Rowland Brown. Discussed at length in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=5986\">Peary&#8217;s <em>Cult Movies 2<\/em> (1983)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0023818\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1933\/11\/16\/archives\/george-bancroft-and-frances-dee-in-a-story-dealing-with-gangsters.html\">NY Times Original Review <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Every dollar you ever made was right from somebody&#8217;s heart &#8212; you&#8217;re nothing but a bloodsucker.&#8221; Synopsis: Corrupt bondsman Bill Bailey (George Bancroft) falls for a thrill-seeking young socialite (Frances Dee), who nearly causes his downfall. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Corruption Framed Frances Dee Films George Bancroft Films Judith Anderson Films Love Triangle Thieves and Criminals Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This above-average underworld thriller from the early 1930s defies easy categorization. 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