Square Crooks is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Robert Armstrong, Johnny Mack Brown and Dorothy Dwan.[1] The screenplay is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. The screenplay was rewritten and made as the sound film Baby Take a Bow in 1934.
| Square Crooks | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Written by | Malcolm Stuart Boylan Becky Gardiner James P. Judge (play) |
| Produced by | Philip Klein |
| Starring | Robert Armstrong Johnny Mack Brown Dorothy Dwan |
| Cinematography | Rudolph J. Bergquist |
| Edited by | Jack Dennis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date | March 4, 1928 |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Premise edit
After being released from jail, two former criminals attempt to go straight. They manages to land jobs as chauffeurs for a wealthy family, but a vindictive detective is not convinced they have given up crime and tries to arrest them for stealing jewels.
Cast edit
- Robert Armstrong as Eddie Ellison
- Johnny Mack Brown as Larry Scott
- Dorothy Dwan as Jane Brown
- Dorothy Appleby as Kay Ellison
- Eddie Sturgis as Mike Ross
- Clarence Burton as Harry Welsh
- Jackie Combs as Phillip Carson
References edit
- ^ Solomon p.307
Bibliography edit
- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links edit
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