Top billed cast

1. 

   George Bancroft

   Bull Weed

2. 

   Evelyn Brent

   Feathers

3. 

   Clive Brook

   Rolls Royce

4. 

   Fred Kohler

   Buck Mulligan

5. 

   Helen Lynch

   Mulligan's Girl

6. 

   Larry Semon

   Slippy Lewis

7. 

   Jerry Mandy

   Paloma

8. 

   Alfred Allen

   Judge (uncredited)

9. 

   Shep Houghton

   Street Kid (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

Josef von Sternberg does well here with his adaptation of Ben Hecht's gangster thriller. George Bancroft is "Bull Weed", a rumbustious character, in love with the aptly monikered "Feathers" - because she wears them everywhere - Evelyn Brent. His former attorney, the dapper "Rolls Royce Wensel" (Clive Brook) has problems with the bottle, but "Weed" manages to ween him off - only for the latter to fall in love with his gal. When "Weed" is finally apprehended by the police for murder, and sentenced to swing for it - the others must decide whether to abscond together, or to try to spring him! "Bul...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• death sentence
• prison escape
• revenge
• organized crime
• alcoholic
• silent film