Plot summaryAdd synopsis Taglines The splendid equal of "Tol'able David" in drama, power and in every way. A drama of a southern boy too young to realize, too old to forget. He had saved others and yet could not save himself.
For the sake of his impoverished mother, Joe Newbolt bonds himself to harsh Isom Chase. Ollie Chase tires of the difficult life her husband has forced on her and plans to elope with Cyrus Morgan, but Joe's sense of honor forces him to intervene. While Joe is trying to persuade Ollie not to proceed with her plans, Chase discovers him with his wife, misunderstands, reaches for his gun, and is accidentally killed. Joe protects Mrs. Chase, though he is accused of murder, tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged.
Henry King
Director
Charles E. Whittaker
Writer
Richard Barthelmess
Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
Charles Hill Mailes
Isom Chase
Ned Sparks
Cyrus Morgan
Lawrence D'Orsay
Colonel Price
Bob Williamson
Lawyer Hammer
Leslie King
District Attorney
Jerry Sinclair
Sheriff
Tom Maguire
Lucia Backus Seger
Hungry Hearts65%
The Truth About Emanuel59%
Eleanor the Great69%
Cigarettes & Coffee67%
Poor Cow63%
Islands61%
House of Bamboo61%
Skater Girl72%
Plunder Road70%
Seeds of Yesterday64%
Ballistic59%
Don't Come Knocking62%
Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
Northfork59%
All Together Now67%
The Christmas Shoes68%
The Quiller Memorandum58%
Last Ride64%
Blue Chips61%
Too Late Blues63%
