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A prohibition gangster rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion and the detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques to bring him to justice.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kino International Corporation, United Artists Corporation
Other Authors: West, Roland, 1885-1952, Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961, Sullivan, C. Gardner, 1884-1965, Morris, Chester, Stubbs, Harry, 1874-1950, Busch, Mae, Griffin, Eleanore, Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991, Wood, Bret, Wray, John Griffith, -1929, Nugent, J. C. (John Charles), 1878-1947, Carrington, Elaine Sterne
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2007]
Subjects:
Gangsters > Drama.
Robbery > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:A prohibition gangster rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion and the detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques to bring him to justice.
Item Description:Based on the play: Nightstick / by John Griffith Wray, J.C. Nugent and Elaine S. Carrington.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1929.
Produced for video by Bret Wood.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; restored soundtrack.
Production Credits:Photographer, Ray June; editor, Hal Kern; music, Hugo Riesenfeld; art direction, William Cameron Menzies; choreography, Fanchon.