The read
It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
Promising young lawyer Jack Dunn,, becomes a victim of drugs and loses his standing in the legal world. He passes his idle hours in the slums where he meets Nan Bishop, an underworld figure. Nan's influence helps to make a man out of Dunn and with her help he breaks his dependence on drugs and is successful in obtaining a position as a criminal lawyer. Years later, they meet again in a courtroom. Nan has been falsely accused of murder and Dunn is the prosecuting attorney. Learning that Dunn's professional future depends on his winning the case, Nan pleads guilty, but, at the last minute, the real criminal is discovered and Nan is cleared of the crime. She then accepts Dunn's offer of marriage and together they look forward to a happy future.
Ratings
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Lambert HillyerWriter
- Walter EdwardsDirector
Cast
- Louise GlaumNan Bishop
- Charles GunnJack Dunn
- Jack RichardsonPaul Keeley
- J. Barney SherryWinthrop E. Haines
- Dorcas MatthewsPhyllis Geary
- Charles K. FrenchJudge Geary
- Louis DurhamLieutenant Dillon
- John GilbertBenny