Man Under Cover

"Crook Story"

1922 0h 46m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Paul Porter and his swindler friend Daddy Moffat visit Paul's hometown and find an old friend, Holt Langdon, local bank cashier, in trouble over oil investments. Because of his friendship and love for Langdon's sister, Margaret, Paul resolves to help him by robbing the bank. Finding Holt a victim of suicide inside the bank, he makes it appear that Holt died defending the premises. Paul determines to reform, and he aids Margaret by buying a local newspaper. When two confidence men induce the populace to invest in a fake oil well scheme, Paul and Daddy Moffat, with the help of lawyer Colonel Culpepper, start another phony oil well and force the confidence men to buy it out at a high price. Paul returns the townspeople's money and tells Margaret the story; she then agrees to marry him.

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Cast

Herbert Rawlinson
Paul Porter
George Hernandez
Daddy Moffat
William Courtright
Mayor Harper
George Webb
Jones Wiley
Edwin B. Tilton
'Coal Oil' Chase
Gerald Pring
Holt Langdon
Barbara Bedford
Margaret Langdon
Willis Marks
Colonel Culpepper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tod Browning
Writers: Louis Victor Eytinge, Harvey Gates
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 46-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tod Browning, shot by Virgil Miller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Herbert Rawlinson and George Hernandez and William Courtright carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Crook Story".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0013359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tod Browning directs. Virgil Miller behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 46-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Tod Browning, shot by Virgil Miller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Herbert Rawlinson and George Hernandez and William Courtright carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Crook Story".
7IMDB entry: tt0013359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.