Characters & Themes
Blood Money (1933) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1933 · 65 mins · English
- Directed by
- Rowland Brown
- Starring
- Herman Bing, George Bancroft, Judith Anderson, Lucille Ball, Frances Dee, Etienne Girardot
Bill Bailey is a charismatic, ambitious bail bondsman who also dabbles in political grifting. The title “Blood Money” refers to his trade—securing bail to get people out of jail—while he repeatedly collides with a spectrum of offenders, from nervous first‑time defendants to seasoned career criminals, forcing him to juggle legal loopholes, shady deals, and his own moral compromises.
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