''Hide-Out'' is a 1934 American

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comedy, crime, drama, romance film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Robert Montgomery and

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. It also features a young

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. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing - Original Story (Mauri Grashin). It was re-made in 1941 as '' I'll Wait for You''.

Plot

A womanizing

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(Montgomery) is wounded by police and hides out in a farmhouse, where he falls in love with a country girl (O'Sullivan) and meets her wholesome family.

Cast

Crew

* David Townsend - Associate Art Director

References

External links

* * 1934 films American crime comedy-drama films American black-and-white films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke 1930s crime comedy-drama films 1930s romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 1934 comedy films 1934 drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub