
Overview:
Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.Status: | Released (1929-04-20) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 nominations total |
Screen: | Roland West, C. Gardner Sullivan, John Griffith Wray |
Productions: | Feature Productions |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 34754: Chester Morris - Chick Williams
- 930393: Eleanor Griffith - Joan Manning Williams
- 13358: Purnell Pratt - Sgt. Pete Manning
- 1239954: Pat O'Malley - Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
- 22093: Regis Toomey - Danny McGann
- 30145: Harry Stubbs - Buck Bachman
- 34757: Mae Busch - Daisy Thomas
Crews
- 94771: Roland West - Director - Directing
- 94771: Roland West - Writer - Writing
- 587951: C. Gardner Sullivan - Writer - Writing
- 2020565: Howard Campbell - Sound - Sound
- 10520: Joseph M. Schenck - Presenter - Crew
- 16750: Ray June - Director of Photography - Camera
- 11489: William Cameron Menzies - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
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Review text:
Regis Toomey ("McGann") steals this otherwise rather humdrum gangster flick - and that's largely because he is drunk for most of it. Otherwise, "Chick Williams" - the not very menacing moniker attributed to Chester Morris is released from jail and picks up where he left off - with hi ....
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