Paul Muni
James Dyke
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A man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives.
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| Release Date | 1929-05-19 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 6m |
| Directors | William K. Howard, J. Gordon Cooper, Lucien N. Andriot |
| Producer | William K. Howard |
| Writers | Holworthy Hall, Robert Middlemass, Tom Barry, Tom Barry, John Hunter Booth |
Paul Muni stands out here as the anonymous young man who walks into a police station and confess to a murder. Adopting a name ("Dyke") from a calendar hung on the wall, he is tried, convicted and sentenced to death. When his fate is published, as well as his photo, in the press a young girl and her mother wonder that he might be their long lost brother/son and set out to try establish the truth. The story is curious - it gives us surprisingly little to go on until the last fifteen minutes when we are treated to a wonderfully poignant denouement with the Oscar nominated Muni and "Mary" (Marguerite Churchill). It's more a film to appreciate because of it's cinematic significance - a very early and well made - if simple - talkie, but as a story it is really rather under-cooked for the most part and the supporting efforts add little to the intrigue.
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