High and Handsome

High and Handsome
High and Handsome
	Still with Ethel Shannon, Maurice Flynn, and Lydia Knott
Directed by	Harry Garson
Written by	Gerald Beaumont; Rex Taylor;
Produced by	Harry Garson
Starring	Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn; Ethel Shannon; Tom Kennedy;
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Production; company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	June 21, 1925;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent(Englishintertitles)

High and Handsomeis a 1925 Americansilent drama filmdirected byHarry Garsonand starringMaurice 'Lefty' Flynn,Ethel Shannon,andTom Kennedy.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[2]Joe Hanrahan, policeman, rescues Marie Le Doux’s Persian cat from a perch on a telegraph pole and also falls in love with Marie. Battling Kennedy is a prize fighter who also loves Marie and Joe retires in his favor. Joe in the discharge of his duty warns Kennedy’s manager, Tom Burke, against holding any more fights in his arena until the balcony is repaired. He tries to bribe Joe into overlooking this matter and Joe refuses the money. Kennedy slurs Marie and Joe gives him a beating. Word is sent to headquarters that Joe has fought a citizen and his badge is taken from him. When Burke announces that he is looking for someone to fight Kennedy, Joe appears and accepts the challenge. During the fight, in which he whips Kennedy, the balcony falls and several persons are injured. Joe, who has been reinstated, arrests Burke. He also wins the affection of Marie.

Cast

Maurice 'Lefty' Flynnas Joe Hanrahan
Ethel Shannonas Marie Ducette
Tom Kennedyas Bat Kennedy
Ralph McCulloughas Irving Ducette
Jean Perry as Burke
Marjorie Bonneras Myrt Riley
John Gough as Jimmy
Lydia Knottas Mrs. Hanrahan

References

^Munden p. 348
^"New Pictures:High and Handsome",Exhibitors Herald,22(13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 58, September 19, 1925,retrievedSeptember 17,2022This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White.The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1.University of California Press, 1997.

External links

High and HandsomeatIMDb

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[1] Munden p. 348

[2] "New Pictures:High and Handsome",Exhibitors Herald,22(13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 58, September 19, 1925,retrievedSeptember 17,2022This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.

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