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20/04/1929 Crime, Drama 1h 31m
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A hair-curling thriller vibrant with the pulse of the underworld, asparkle with the glamour of the New York night clubs.

Overview

Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.

  1. Roland West

    Director, Writer

  2. C. Gardner Sullivan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Chester Morris

    Chick Williams

  2. Eleanor Griffith

    Joan Manning Williams

  3. Purnell Pratt

    Sgt. Pete Manning

  4. Pat O'Malley

    Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon

  5. Regis Toomey

    Danny McGann

  6. Harry Stubbs

    Buck Bachman

  7. Mae Busch

    Daisy Thomas

  8. Irma Harrison

    Toots

  9. Elmer Ballard

    Soft Malone - Cab Driver

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
Regis Toomey ("McGann") steals this otherwise rather humdrum gangster flick - and that's largely because he is drunk for most of it. Otherwise, "Chick Williams" - the not very menacing moniker attributed to Chester Morris is released from jail and picks up where he left off - with his prohibitionist mob. When a cop is shot dead during a robbery, he falls under suspicion - but he has an alibi in the form of "Joan" (Eleanor Griffith) and some theatre tickets! What let's this down rather, is that we know who did what to whom, we know the identity of the fifth columnist the police install in his g...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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