Silk Stocking Sal

1924 0h 50m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Silk Stocking Sal is discovered burgling a palatial townhouse by its owner, Bob Cooper. Intrigued with her poise and daring, he offers to find her an honest job. She accepts his proposition and is hired by Cooper's importing firm to show antiques to prospective buyers. When Abner Bingham, Bob's partner, is found murdered after an argument with Bob, he is accused of the crime on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to die. To save Bob from the chair, Sal, who suspects Bull Reagen, a mobster, of the murder, goes to his apartment. She plants a microphone in the closet, gets Bull drunk, and, by accusing him of not having the killer instinct, taunts him into boasting of having killed Bingham. The conversation is overheard by the district attorney, who narrowly saves Bob from electrocution and then arrests Bull and his gang. Bob and Silk Stocking Sal are soon married.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Evelyn Brent
"Stormy" Martin
Robert Ellis
Bob Cooper
Earl Metcalfe
Bull Reagan
Alice Wilson
Bargain Basement Annie
Virginia Madison
Mrs. Cooper
Marylynn Warner
Miss Cooper
John Gough
The "Gopher"
Louis Fitzroy
Abner Bingham

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tod Browning
Writers: Richard Schayer
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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102 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 Silvano Balboni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Evelyn Brent and Robert Ellis and Earl Metcalfe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0016353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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. Silvano Balboni behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Tod Browning, shot by Silvano Balboni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Evelyn Brent and Robert Ellis and Earl Metcalfe carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0016353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.