High Sierra
“HE KILLED... and there on the crest of Sierra's highest crag... HE MUST BE KILLED!”
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
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Cast
22 people
Ida Lupino
Marie
Known for
On Dangerous Ground
The Bigamist
Humphrey Bogart
Roy Earle
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Alan Curtis
Babe
Known for
Phantom Lady
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Arthur Kennedy
Red
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man from Laramie
Joan Leslie
Velma
Known for
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant York
Henry Travers
Pa
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Shadow of a Doubt
Henry Hull
'Doc' Banton
Known for
Werewolf of London
Lifeboat
Jerome Cowan
Healy
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
Miracle on 34th Street
Minna Gombell
Mrs. Baughmam
Known for
The Thin Man
Block-Heads
Barton MacLane
Jake Kranmer
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Maltese Falcon
Donald MacBride
Big Mac
Known for
The Seven Year Itch
The Killers
Willie Best
Algernon
Known for
The Ghost Breakers
Vivacious Lady
Raoul Walsh Director · John Huston Screenplay W.R. Burnett Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $455K · United States release January 23, 1941
Box office
Budget
$455,000
Worldwide gross
$1,489,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 1941
Premiere · Hartford, Connecticut
United States · January 23, 1941
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
January 24, 1941 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
January 25, 1941 · Theatrical
Austria
March 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 16, 1941 · Theatrical
Germany
October 21, 1977 · TV · TV premiere (BR 3)
Japan
December 17, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 22, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
January 23, 1941 · Theatrical
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