Hide-Out is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Reginald Barker and written by Lambert Hillyer, Arthur Ripley and Matt Taylor. The film stars James Murray, Kathryn Crawford, Carl Stockdale, Lee Moran, Guy Edward Hearn and Robert Elliott. The film was released by Universal Pictures in April 1930.[1][2][3]

Hide-Out
Directed byReginald Barker
Screenplay byLambert Hillyer
Arthur Ripley
Matt Taylor
Story byLambert Hillyer
Arthur Ripley
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringJames Murray
Kathryn Crawford
Carl Stockdale
Lee Moran
Guy Edward Hearn
Robert Elliott
CinematographyGilbert Warrenton
Edited byHarry Marker
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 1930 (1930-04)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

A bootlegger in trouble with the law hides out on a college campus. He disguises himself as a student, but soon becomes the school's star athlete and most popular man on campus.[citation needed] The film contains some action scenes, "including an eight-oared shell race". Other settings include a banquet, a train, and a speakeasy.[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Hide-Out". Afi.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hide-Out (1930) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Movie Review - - "HIDE OUT" HAS SILLY PLOT; Presents Gangster Who Becomes College Campus Hero". NYTimes.com. April 12, 1930. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hide Out". Broadway and Hollywood Movies. May 19, 1930. p. 24. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

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