The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles GraysonScreenplay
- Ben Grauman KohnScreenplay
- John RawlinsDirector
Cast
- Robert WilcoxRay Riggins
- Dorothea KentMeg
- Harry DavenportJoel Bentham
- Larry J. BlakeSilent Sam (as Larry Blake)
- Clem BevansBenjie Collins
- Mira McKinneyLetty
- Henry RoquemoreMayor Henry Scudder
- Tom RickettsTom Riggins
- Mary TreenKathy
- William BenedictJud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Themes
chicago, illinoissmall townrobberyprisonerwar veteranclerkgas stationhostageservantillinoisgreat depressiondeception