The Bad One

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The Bad One is a 1930 American Pre-Code black-and-white musical film directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Dolores del Río and Edmund Lowe, and featuring Boris Karloff. It is a romantic prison drama film.

The Bad One
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Directed by	George Fitzmaurice
Written by	Story: John Farrow Screenplay: Howard Emmett Rogers Carey Wilson
Produced by	Joseph M. Schenck John W. Considine Jr.
Starring	Dolores del Río Edmund Lowe
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Edited by	W. Donn Hayes
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production companies	Joseph M. Schenck Productions (for Art Cinema Corporation)
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	May 3, 1930 (1930-05-03)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Dolores del Río as Lita
• Edmund Lowe as Jerry Flanagan
• Don Alvarado as The Spaniard
• Blanche Friderici as Madame Durand (as Blanche Frederici)
• Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Madame Pompier
• Ullrich Haupt as Pierre Ferrande
• Mitchell Lewis as Borloff
• Ralph Lewis as Blochet
• Yola d'Avril as Gida
• John St. Polis as Judge
• Henry Kolker as Prosecutor
• George Fawcett as Warden
• Victor Potel as Sailor
• Harry Stubbs as Sailor
• Tom Dugan as Sailor
• Boris Karloff as Monsieur Gaston

Book

It was based on a story by John Farrow.^[1][2]

The book was published.^[3]

See also

• Boris Karloff filmography