Trivia / Dead End (1937)

• Banned in China: The film was banned by the Memphis Board of Censors in 1945, eight years after its release, on the grounds that it was "not a proper picture to show before the youth of today."
• Hostility on the Set: According to film historian Robert Osborne, Joel McCrea had a tough time working with Humphrey Bogart, especially during the scene "...on the rooftop, guns ready, and standing very close to each other. During the filming of that scene, McCrea kept flinching and the director William Wyler had to keep doing more takes. Finally, Wyler pulled McCrea aside, and he asked him what was wrong. McCrea, embarrassed to tell him, explained that Bogart kept spitting in his face when he was speaking. Not exactly what Wyler was expecting to hear or to be the problem. Happens with actors more than you can imagine."
• What Could Have Been: Samuel Goldwyn wanted James Cagney to play "Baby Face" Martin.

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