27 May 1928
The Hawk's Nest
Lost 1928 film by Benjamin Benjamin Christensen
Blackmail
SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
Top Billed Cast
Edward G. Robinson John R. Ingram
Ruth Hussey Helen Ingram
Gene Lockhart William 'Bill' Ramey
Bobs Watson Hank Ingram
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Moose McCarthy
John Wray Convict Diggs
Arthur Hohl Rawlins
Esther Dale Sarah
Trevor Bardette Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Willie Best Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone Oil Worker (uncredited)
Wade Boteler Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Ed Brady Prisoner Worrying About Dick Tracy (uncredited)
Everett Brown Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler Prisoner Boss Brown (uncredited)
George Cooper Released Prisoner Hawley (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Jack Daley Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Darien Ramey's Oil-Well Watchman (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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