Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.
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Cast
| Rod La Rocque | ... |
Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
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| Sue Carol | ... |
Sue Arnold - Dancer
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| Richard Tucker | ... |
Phil Poole
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| Victor Potel | ... |
Jean
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Ullrich Haupt | ... |
Von Dictor
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| Maurice Black | ... |
Manager - Viennese Club (uncredited)
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| Ray Cooke | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Charlie Hall | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward H. Griffith | ||
Written by
| Leonard Praskins | ... | (story) |
| Adelaide Heilbron | ... | (adaptation) |
| Paul Perez | ... | (titles) |
Cinematography by
| John J. Mescall | ||
Editing by
| Harold McLernon | ||
Art Direction by
| Edward C. Jewell | ... | (as Edward Jewell) |
Production Management
| Richard Blaydon | ... | production manager (as R.A. Blaydon) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| E.J. Babille | ... | assistant director |
Music Department
| Josiah Zuro | ... | musical director |
| Rudolph Berliner | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé Exchange (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC) (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (1997) (United States) (VHS) (5 reel Kodascope version)
- Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises (2024) (World-wide) (DVD)
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| Taglines | A German ace, his life was saved by his gallant enemy- He cast the bread upon the waters of life and was repaid an hundred fold- a great picture. (Print ad- Ogdensburg Advance and St. Lawrence Sunday Democrat, ((Ogdensburg, NY)) 28 October 1928) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Captain Swagger flies a SPAD with Hat in the Ring markings of the Escadrille Lafayette (but with a rudely positioned hand added. Von Stahl flies what appears to be a Fokker DVII with markings of a snake squashing the Hat. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Captain Swagger See more » |