The City (1926)
Melodrama | 14 November 1926
Cast:
Nancy Nash, Robert Frazer, George Irving [ More ]Director:
R. William NeillWriter:
Gertrude OrrCinematographer:
James DiamondProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.An earlier adaptation of Clyde Fitch's play was produced in 1916 by the F. Ray Comstock Photoplay Co. That film, also entitled The City, was directed by Theodore Wharton and starred Thurlow Bergen abd Elsie Esmond (see entry) ...
An earlier adaptation of Clyde Fitch's play was produced in 1916 by the F. Ray Comstock Photoplay Co. That film, also entitled The City, was directed by Theodore Wharton and starred Thurlow Bergen abd Elsie Esmond (see entry)
Following the death of Rand, a wealthy reformed criminal, his family moves to the city, and Rand, Jr., becomes a candidate for mayor. Mrs. Rand neglects her family to pursue social ambitions, and Hannock, a dope fiend, dupes Cicely into a marriage. Hannock, who has caused the death of Rand, Sr., and knows of his past, blackmails the politically ambitious son, George. Eventually awakened to his sense of responsibility and self-respect, George faces up to the villain, whose suicide precipitates the family's return to its village ...
Following the death of Rand, a wealthy reformed criminal, his family moves to the city, and Rand, Jr., becomes a candidate for mayor. Mrs. Rand neglects her family to pursue social ambitions, and Hannock, a dope fiend, dupes Cicely into a marriage. Hannock, who has caused the death of Rand, Sr., and knows of his past, blackmails the politically ambitious son, George. Eventually awakened to his sense of responsibility and self-respect, George faces up to the villain, whose suicide precipitates the family's return to its village environment.
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