Hide-Out
- Robert Montgomery: Lucky Wilson
- Maureen O'Sullivan: Pauline Miller
- Edward Arnold: Lieutenant McCarthy
- Whitford Kane: Henry Miller
- Elizabeth Patterson: Ma Miller
- Mickey Rooney: Willie Miller
- C. Henry Gordon: Tony Berrelli
- Edward Brophy: Britt
- Muriel Evans: Baby
- Harold Huber: Dr. Warner
- Herman Bing: Jake
- Douglass Dumbrille: DeSalle
Hide- Out is an American detective comedy from 1934. The screenplay is based on a story by Mauri Grashin.
Action
Lucky Wilson and Tony Berrelli are two crooks from New York, living by extortion. Lieutenant McCarthy threatens Wilson trying to get him behind bars, but Wilson is sure that this will never happen. He makes his extortions, until he appears from the nightclub owner DeSalle. Wilson wants to flee with his friend baby in the Catskill Mountains. But in the run, he is injured by a police bullet.
Wilson manages to escape to Connecticut. He seeks help from the Miller family that he can convince himself to be the victim of a blackmailer. Wilson commissioned Henry, head of the family to send a message to Berrelli. The doctor of the passage is to see him here and supply. Dr. Warner is Wilson before bedridden. Wilson will not return to New York since he met Henry's pretty daughter Pauline. The doctor leaves the house without Wilson.
Wilson Bandelt with Pauline, of the family's suspicion against him. Wilson learns that farm life to know and learn milking and feeding chickens. With Willie, Pauline's younger brother, he befriends quickly. When the parents and Willie visit relatives, Wilson and Pauline do a picnic. The trip is disturbed by a thunderstorm. The two find shelter in an abandoned cabin. Wilson wants to Pauline, who admits him, to love him, do not seduce and pushing for a quick return. When they come to the farm, they are greeted by Lieutenant McCarthy and his assistant Britt. Wilson asks McCarthy, the Millers over nothing to say about his true identity. McCarthy and Britt, who fled himself before a storm on the Miller farm, are touched by the warmth and kindness of the hosts. You pretend to be Wilson's business partner and allow him a private adoption of Pauline. Alone with Pauline he confesses his criminal past. He assures her, to love her and to return as an honest man. He says goodbye to the Millers. Pauline tells him that she will wait for him.
Background
The premiere of the film took place on August 18, 1934.
1941 turned Robert B. Sinclair a remake with the title I'll Wait for You.
Reviews
Was Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times, director Van Dyke show again his sharp sense of humor. He had no doubt the gift to create movies with the double advantage of the intelligence and popularity. The theme and Robert Montgomery in the lead role had its advantages. Montgomery skills are an invaluable help to produce a warm and enjoyable film.
Awards
1935 Mauri Grashin was nominated in the category of Best Original Story for an Oscar.