"NOW! The man of 1,000 faces in a picture with 1,000 THRILLS!" 15 February 1928 Drama, Crime 66 mins
A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.
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Lon Chaney as Dan Coghlan
Anita Page as Myrtle Sullivan
Carroll Nye as Marty
Wheeler Oakman as Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson
Mae Busch as Bessie Ward
Polly Moran as Mrs. Minnie McGinnis
Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Sullivan
William Orlamond as Dwiggins
Richard Carle as Wally
Sidney Bracey as Short Order Cook
Jack Feinberg as Man on Street
Sam Feinberg as Man on Street
Joseph W. Girard as Captain of Detectives
Eddie Kane as Member of Skeeter's Gang
Fred Kelsey as Detective in Shadow Box
Clinton Lyle as Member of Skeeter's Gang
Jack Conway Director
A.P. Younger Writer
Edward Cupero Original Music Composer
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Henry Sharp Director of Photography
Gilbert Clark Costume Design
Sam Zimbalist Editor
William Axt Original Music Composer
United States 15 February 1928
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