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18 July 1928 (USA)
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Ayoung kid from Upstate New York named Eddie (Landis) is conned into fronting for a speakeasy on Broadway...
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Helene Costello | ... | Kitty Lewis |
| Cullen Landis | ... | Eddie Morgan |
| Mary Carr | ... | Mrs. Morgan |
| Wheeler Oakman | ... | 'Hawk' Miller |
| Gladys Brockwell | ... | Molly Thompson |
| Robert Elliott | ... | Detective Crosby |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Gene |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Sam |
| Tom McGuire | ... | Collins |
| Walter Percival | ... | Jake Jackson |
| Guy D'Ennery | ... | Tommy (as Guy Dennery) |
| Jere Delaney | ... | Dan Dickson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harry Downing | ... | Night Club Emcee & Singer (uncredited) |
 | Edward Everett Horton | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Eddie Kane | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | ... | Bob (uncredited) |
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| Bryan Foy | |||
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| Murray Roth | (by) & | |
| Hugh Herbert | (by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Bryan Foy | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Edwin B. DuPar | (photography by) (as E.B. Du Par) | ||
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| Jack Killifer | (edited by) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Darryl F. Zanuck | .... | production supervisor (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Harvey Cunningham | .... | sound engineer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Larry Ceballos | .... | choreographer (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures (present) (as Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.) (A Warner Bros.-Vitaphone Picture)
- Vitaphone Corporation, The (present)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1928) (USA) (theatrical) (as A Warner Brothers Production)
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57 min
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Mono (Vitaphone)
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Microphones were strategically placed on sets. One noticeable microphone was in the telephone on Hawk's desk.See more »
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Continuity: In Central Park, one of Kitty's lines is repeated.See more »
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Hawk Miller:I want you guys to make him disappear.
Sam:Oh. You mean...
Hawk Miller:Take him for a ride.
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Sam:Oh. You mean...
Hawk Miller:Take him for a ride.
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Edited into Okay for Sound (1946)See more »
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Some of These DaysSee more »
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This is an important historical film since it was the the first all-talking feature film.
The film was made for a mere 23,000 dollars.
It grossed over a million dollars upon its release.
This film all so helped define the gangster melodramas that were to become the bread and butter of the Warner's studio in the 1930's.
The popularity of this film ended the silent era more so than its more famous part-talkie predecessor, the Jazz Singer. The film deserves its place in history and not as a mere footnote.
The only actor who might be remember today that is in it was Eugene Palette.