01 Nov 1928
The Racket
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Convict's Code
Just before the scheduled electrocution of stockbroker Kenneth Avery for the murder of Mazie Lawrence, Nan Perry makes one last plea to the governor for a stay of execution and relates the incidents that led to Mazie's death. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Top Billed Cast
Cullen Landis Kenneth Avery
Eloise Taylor Nan Perry
William Morris Theodore Perry
Robert Cummings Gov. Johnson
John Irwin Convict
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