Protection

1929 1h 2m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaMystery

Synopsis

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During the height of Prohibition courageous reporter Chick Slater and determined "sob sister" journalist Myrtle Hines uncover a dangerous bootlegging and extortion ring operating in their city. As they dig into the corruption, they get swept into a web of racketeers, mob violence, and romantic complications. The film explores the power of the press as the journalists risk everything to expose the criminal underworld.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dorothy Burgess
Myrtle Hines
Robert Elliott
Wallace Crockett
Paul Page
Chick Slater
Dorothy Ward
Judy Revis
Roy Stewart
Ollie Bogardt
William H. Tooker
Harry Lamson
Arthur Hoyt
Ben Hewlett
James Rollans

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Benjamin Stoloff
Writers: J. Clarkson Miller, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Benjamin Stoloff, shot by Joseph A. Valentine. 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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Dorothy Burgess and Robert Elliott and Paul Page carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020295 — 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

Benjamin Stoloff directs. Joseph A. Valentine 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 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Benjamin Stoloff, shot by Joseph A. Valentine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Dorothy Burgess and Robert Elliott and Paul Page carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0020295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.