The Voice of the City is a 1929 American Pre-Code film by Willard Mack and starring Robert Ames. The work uses an original screenplay by Willard Mack,[1] and is not related to the story of the same name by O. Henry.[2]
The film became available on DVD on January 31, 2012 from the Warner Archive collection.
Premise
A young man is accused of murder and a master detective is set to track him down and uncover conclusive evidence of his guilt, but the more he works on the case, the more he becomes convinced that the accused is not the real killer. He discovers that the murder was committed by a notorious gangster who's attempting to frame the boy.
Cast
- Robert Ames - Bobby Doyle
- Jim Farley - Inspector Wilmot
- Sylvia Field - Beebe
- Willard Mack - Detective Biff Myers
- Clark Marshall - Johnny the Hop aka Snow Bird
- Duane Thompson - Mary Doyle
- Tom McGuire - Detective Kelly
- John Miljan - Don Wilkes
- Alice Moe - Martha
- Beatrice Banyard - Betsy
See also
References
- ^ Kreuger, Miles (1977). Souvenir Programs of Twelve Classic Movies, 1927-1941. Dover Publications. p. 23. ISBN 9780486234236.
- ^ Voice of the City details, silentera.com; accessed January 26, 2016.
External links
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