Hogan's Alley(film)
| Hogan's Alley | |
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 Hogan's Alleylobby card | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Monte Blue Patsy Ruth Miller |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 7reels (6,370 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent(Englishintertitles) |
Hogan's Alleyis a 1925 Americansilentcomedy filmproduced and distributed byWarner Bros.It was an early directing assignment forRoy Del Ruthand starredMonte Blue,Patsy Ruth Miller,andBen Turpin.This film is a precursor to the silent filmOne Round Hogan,a later Monte Bluebo xingvehicle.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a review in a film magazine,[3]Patsy (Miller) is the scrappy little daughter of an ignorant lazy Irishman (Louis) who lives in Hogan's Alley. Her sweetheart Lefty O'Brien (Blue) is a prize-fighter, but this does not suit her father who wants her to marry a rich man. Lefty is arrested when his opponent in the fight fails to regain consciousness. Patsy is hurt and Lefty calls Dr. Franklin (Barrie), a swell doctor who takes a shine to Patsy and invites her and her father to his lodge. He proves to be a villain who attempts to sweep her off her feet. Lefty follows their train but his car is wrecked by the locomotive. With Patsy now on arunaway train,Lefty hires an airplane and transfers from it to the train, knocks out the villain, and stops the engine just before it runs into a landslide.
Cast
[edit]- Monte Blueas Lefty O'Brien
- Patsy Ruth Milleras Patsy Ryan
- Willard Louisas Michael Ryan
- Louise Fazendaas Dolly
- Ben Turpinas A stranger
- Heinie Conklinas The stranger's friend
- Max Davidsonas Clothier
- Herbert Spencer Griswold as The Texas Kid
- Frank Hagneyas Battling Savage
- Nigel Barrieas Dr. Emmett Franklin
- Mary Carras Mother Ryan
- Frank Bond as Al Murphy
Preservation status
[edit]Hogan's Alleysurvives in an incomplete or abridged version in the French archiveCentre national du cinéma et de l'image animéeinFort de Bois-d'Arcy.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^Hogan's Alleyat Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:Warner Brothers PicturesArchivedDecember 20, 2014, at theWayback Machine
- ^Sewell, Charles S. (December 5, 1925)."Through the Box Office Window:Hogan's Alley;Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller in Film that Has Wide Variety of Audience Appeal ".The Moving Picture World.77(5). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 482.RetrievedOctober 16,2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Hogan's Alley
External links
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