Danger Street (1928)

60 mins | Drama | 26 August 1928

Director:

Ralph Ince

Writer:

Enid Hibbard

Cinematographer:

Robert Martin

Production Company:

F.B.O. Productions, Inc.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
7 Oct 1928
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New York Times
25 Sep 1928
p. 29
Variety
26 Sep 1928
p. 27
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Thomas Atkins
Asst dir
WRITERS
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "The Beautiful Bullet" by Harold MacGrath in Red Book (Nov 1927).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Release Date:
26 August 1928
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
F.B.O. Productions, Inc.
26 August 1928
LP25574
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
60
Length(in feet):
5,621
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Rolly Sigsby, a society clubman bitterly weary of life, wanders into the middle of a gunfight between the organ and org gangs on the ower ast ide in the hope that he will be killed by a stray bullet. o his disappointment, he emerges unscathed and later goes into auer's chop house, the hangout of the neighborhood thugs, where he meets Kitty, the cashier, to whom he is attracted. Rolly sets out to antagonize both of the local gangs and, in the expectation of his quick demise, marries Kitty, leaving everything to her in his will. Dorgan takes a shot at Rolly, and Kitty steps in front of him, thereby herself getting shot. She recovers from this wound, and Rolly, realizing how much he has come to love her, regains his love of ...

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Rolly Sigsby, a society clubman bitterly weary of life, wanders into the middle of a gunfight between the organ and org gangs on the ower ast ide in the hope that he will be killed by a stray bullet. o his disappointment, he emerges unscathed and later goes into auer's chop house, the hangout of the neighborhood thugs, where he meets Kitty, the cashier, to whom he is attracted. Rolly sets out to antagonize both of the local gangs and, in the expectation of his quick demise, marries Kitty, leaving everything to her in his will. Dorgan takes a shot at Rolly, and Kitty steps in front of him, thereby herself getting shot. She recovers from this wound, and Rolly, realizing how much he has come to love her, regains his love of life.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Crime


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Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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