Skyline

"50 STORIES ABOVE THE STREET. Love and Hate battling it out on bare steel girders!"

1931 1h 8m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by Felix Riesenberg. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation.

“50 STORIES ABOVE THE STREET. Love and Hate battling it out on bare steel girders!”

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Cast

Thomas Meighan
Gordon A. McClellan
Hardie Albright
John Breen
Maureen O'Sullivan
Katherine Kearny
Myrna Loy
Paula Lambert
Stanley Fields
Captain Breen
Jack Kennedy
Kearny
Robert McWade
Judge West
Don Dillaway
Gerry Gaige

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Taylor
Writers: William Anthony McGuire, Dudley Nichols, Kenyon Nicholson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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ERA

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

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CAST

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Thomas Meighan and Hardie Albright and Maureen O'Sullivan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "50 STORIES ABOVE THE STREET. Love and Hate battling it out on bare steel girders!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Taylor directs. John J. Mescall behind the camera. Harold D. Schuster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sam Taylor, shot by John J. Mescall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Harold D. Schuster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Thomas Meighan and Hardie Albright and Maureen O'Sullivan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "50 STORIES ABOVE THE STREET. Love and Hate battling it out on bare steel girders!".
8IMDB entry: tt0022400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.