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Plot

In this drama, a gambler must hide-out from the mob and ends up in a spinster's apartment. The old woman, is unused to company as she has spent her life in seclusion after a failed romance in her youth. When the crime lord is killed, the gambler, his younger brother, is arrested for the murder. To protect him, the spinster perjures herself in court by telling the judge that he was with her on the night the crime was committed.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
60min.
Distributor(s):
First National
Director(s):
Alan Crosland
Starring:
Richard Barthelmess , Ann Dvorak , Helen Chandler
Themes:
Gambling,One Against the Mob,Dishonor Among Thieves,On the Run
Tone:
Tense
Keywords:
apartment,enemy,gambling,gangster,killing,love,on-the-run,perjury,protection,seclusion,spinster
Language:
English