The read
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Del AndrewsWriter
- Lewis MilestoneDirector
Cast
- Thomas MeighanPolice Captain James McQuigg
- Louis WolheimNick Scarsi
- Marie PrevostHelen Hayes
- G. Pat CollinsPatrolman Johnson
- Henry SedleySpike Corcoran
- George E. StoneJoe Scarsi
- Sam De GrasseDistrict Attorney Welch
- Richard 'Skeets' GallagherMiller
- John DarrowCub Reporter Dave Ames
- Lucien PrivalChick
- Dan WolheimSergeant Turck
- William H. O'BrienDetective Frisking Nick
Stills
Themes
bootleggerreportersilent film