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Did you know
Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Jack Dougherty
Jack Townsend
Virginia Brown Faire
Natalie Sutherland
George Kotsonaros
Paul Steinert
Wilbur Mack
Peyson Turner
Monte Montague
Manager
Arthur Millett
Detective
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leigh Jason
- Writers
- Gardner Bradford, Harry O. Hoyt, Clarence Marks
- Languages
- English, No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Leigh Jason directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, No Language.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Jack Dougherty and Virginia Brown Faire and George Kotsonaros carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0019707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 55 min · 0h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Leigh Jason
Production companies
Who made it
Universal Pictures
US
Key crew
- CinematographyJoseph Brotherton
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1929-07-14
Also known as
International titles
- Punhos CerteirosBR
- Verdensmesterens overmandDK
- Η γροθιά της τιμήςGR
