Double Cross Roads
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Directed by | Alfred L. Werker George E. Middleton |
Written by | George S. Brooks Howard Estabrook William R. Lipman (novel) |
Starring | Robert Ames Lila Lee Edythe Chapman |
Cinematography | Joseph H. August Sol Halperin |
Edited by | Jack Dennis |
Music by | George Lipschultz |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Double Cross Roads is a 1930 pre-Code American crime drama film directed by George E. Middleton and Alfred L. Werker and starring Robert Ames, Lila Lee and Edythe Chapman.[1] It was produced and distributed by Fox Film, recorded on the Movietone sound system.
Plot
[edit]Ex-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. His former gang tries to persuade him to take part in a robbery of a wealthy woman but he refuses until discovering that Mary is in league with the gang.
Cast
[edit]- Robert Ames as David Harvey
- Lila Lee as Mary Carlyle
- Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Carlyle
- Montagu Love as Gene Dyke
- Ned Sparks as Happy Max
- Thomas E. Jackson as Deuce Wilson
- Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Tilton
- George MacFarlane as Warden
- William V. Mong as Caleb
- Thomas Jefferson as Caretaker
- Roscoe Ates as Ticket Agent
- Yola d'Avril as Happy Max's Moll
- Bill Elliott as Party Guest
- J. Carrol Naish as Dyke's Lookout / Driver
- Charles Sullivan as Barman
- Harry Tenbrook as Wilson's Driver
References
[edit]- ^ Goble, p. 742
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.