Square Crooks
Square Crooks is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Robert Armstrong, Johnny Mack Brown and Dorothy Dwan.[1] The screenplay is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. The screenplay was rewritten and made as the sound film Baby Take a Bow in 1934.
Premise
After being released from jail, two former criminals attempt to go straight. They manages to land jobs as chauffeurs for a wealthy family, but a vindictive detective is not convinced they have given up crime and tries to arrest them for stealing jewels.
Cast
- Robert Armstrong as Eddie Ellison
- Johnny Mack Brown as Larry Scott
- Dorothy Dwan as Jane Brown
- Dorothy Appleby as Kay Ellison
- Eddie Sturgis as Mike Ross
- Clarence Burton as Harry Welsh
- Jackie Combs as Phillip Carson
References
- ^ Solomon p.307
Bibliography
- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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