The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Peter Jones is a young man who arrives on Broadway from Chillicothe, Ohio, hoping to invest $20,000 in a play and turn a profit sufficient to buy a local hotel back home. He is conned by Joe Lehman and Jack McClure into backing their play with a 49-percent stake. The play opens out-of-town in Syracuse and bombs. Lehman and McClure want out, and Jones buys them out
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard WallaceDirector
Cast
- Jack MulhallPeter Jones
- Greta NissenMary Martin
- Sam HardyJoe Lehman
- William DemarestJack McLure
- Gertrude AstorFanny Lehman
Stills
Themes
silent filmlost film