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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Brass Knuckles
1927 1h 8m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Zac Harrison, upon his release from prison, assumes responsibility for seeing to the needs of June Curry, the 17-year-old daughter of a fellow inmate who has died. He is reformed by her innocence and, in time marries her.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Monte Blue
Zac Harrison
Betty Bronson
June Curry
William Russell
"Brass Knuckles" Lamont
George E. Stone
Velvet Smith
Paul Panzer
Sergeant Peters
Jack Curtis
Murphy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writers
- Harvey Gates
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lloyd Bacon directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 299 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Monte Blue and Betty Bronson and William Russell carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0017696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 68 min · 1h 8m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Lloyd Bacon
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorHenry Blanke
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1927-12-03
