Walking Back

1928 1h 2m EN

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8.4

BANGER

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6.6

IMDB

★8.4TMDB · 4★6.6IMDB · 74

Drama

Synopsis

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After his father refuses to lend him his car, jazz age youngster Smoke Thatcher 'borrows' a neighbor's car to take Patsy, his sweetheart, to a dance. A car-fight with a rival results in the wreck of the borrowed automobile. The garage to which the car is taken for repair turns out to be a gang's hideaway and a place where stolen cars are brought and fenced.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sue Carol
Patsy Schuyler
Richard Walling
Smoke Thatcher
Robert Edeson
Edgar Thatcher
Jane Keckley
Mrs. Thatcher
Arthur Rankin
Pet Masters
James Bradbury Sr.
Gyp Schwartz
Ivan Lebedeff
Beaut Thibaut
Ray Cooke
Party Boy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rupert Julian
Writers: Monte M. Katterjohn, George Kibbe Turner
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rupert Julian, shot by John J. Mescall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rupert Julian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sue Carol and Richard Walling and Robert Edeson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0019544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rupert Julian directs. John J. Mescall behind the camera. Rupert Julian cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rupert Julian, shot by John J. Mescall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Rupert Julian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sue Carol and Richard Walling and Robert Edeson carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0019544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.