Four Walls(film)
| Four Walls | |
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| Directed by | William Nigh |
| Written by | Alice D. G. Miller Joseph Farnham(titles) |
| Screenplay by | George Abbott |
| Based on | Four Walls by George Abbott andDana Burnet |
| Starring | John Gilbert Joan Crawford Vera Gordon Carmel Myers |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $255,000[1] |
Four Wallsis a 1928 Americansilentdrama filmdirected byWilliam Nighand starringJohn Gilbert,Joan Crawford,andCarmel Myers.The film is based on the play of the same name byGeorge Abbottand Dana Burnet.[2]Four Wallsis now consideredlost.[1]The film was remade in 1934 asStraight Is the Way.
Plot[edit]
Benny Horowitz (John Gilbert), a reformedgangster,proposes marriage to Bertha (Carmel Myers), a neighbor who had been a frequent visitor while he served his sentence. Bertha rejects his proposal because she believes that he is still in love with Freida (Joan Crawford), Benny's formergun moll.During a party in which Freida seeks to make Benny jealous with a former rival, Benny again takes control of the gang's leadership. After his rival's death is ruled accidental, Benny and Bertha go off together and start a new life.
Cast[edit]
- John Gilbert- Benny
- Joan Crawford- Frieda
- Vera Gordon- Benny's Mother
- Carmel Myers- Bertha
- Robert Emmett O'Connor- Sullivan
- Louis Natheaux - Monk
- Jack Byron - Duke Roma
Preservation[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abGolden, Eve (2013).John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars.University Press of Kentucky. p. 172.ISBN0-813-14163-X.
- ^Four Wallsat silentera
- ^The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Four Walls
External links[edit]
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