A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Directed by Lewis Milestone
bootlegger
reporter
silent film
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Thomas Meighan
Police Captain James McQuigg
Louis Wolheim
Nick Scarsi
Marie Prevost
Helen Hayes
G. Pat Collins
Patrolman Johnson
George E. Stone
Joe Scarsi
Sam De Grasse
District Attorney Welch
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Miller
John Darrow
Cub Reporter Dave Ames
Lucien Prival
Chick
William H. O'Brien
Detective Frisking Nick
Crew
Lewis Milestone
Director
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Howard Hughes
Producer
Nate Watt
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Jackson Smith
4.6★ · 07/01/25
Not too bad
Not too bad
Silentluminary
2.0★ · 12/02/23
I fell asleep twice during this
I fell asleep twice during this
elias
0.4★ · 01/05/23
dies of cringe
dies of cringe
JMadson
7.4★ · 11/06/21
Pretty simple straight forward story but told well enough to keep things interesting with pretty strong performances from both leads Meighan and Wollheim. Both actors keep engaged in the movies and keep those around engaged too.
Pretty simple straight forward story but told well enough to keep things interesting with pretty strong performances from both leads Meighan and Wollheim. Both actors keep engaged in the movies and keep those around engaged too.
