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RUNTIME
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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Going Crooked
1926 1h 0m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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A young women is part a jewel theft ring, but opts out of a robbery because guns will be used. A man gets killed in that operation and the district attorney convicts an innocent man.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Bessie Love
Marie
Oscar Shaw
Banning
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Mordaunt
Edgar Kennedy
Detective
Lydia Knott
Mother
Bernard Siegel
Crook
Scott Seaton
Banker
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Melford
- Writers
- Albert S. Le Vino, Keene Thompson
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Melford directs. Charles G. Clarke behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by George Melford, shot by Charles G. Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Bessie Love and Oscar Shaw and Gustav von Seyffertitz carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0016927 — 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
- Cinematography
- Charles G. Clarke
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
George Melford
Production companies
Who made it
Fox Film Corporation
US
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorRay Flynn
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1926-12-12
