23 Sep 2005
A History of Violence
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Playing Around
Drama that will make you hold your breath. ...Romance that will make you heave it into one big sigh. It's the peppiest show from the Princess of Pep!
New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.
Top Billed Cast
Alice White Sheba Miller
Chester Morris Nickey Solomon
William Bakewell Jack
Richard Carlyle Pa Miller
Marion Byron Maude
Maurice Black Joe
Lionel Belmore Morgan
Shep Camp Master of Ceremonies
Ann Brody Mrs. Fennerbeck
Nellie V. Nichols Mrs. Lippincott
Kernan Cripps Police Sgt. Mulligan (uncredited)
Rollo Dix Nickey's Chum at Table (uncredited)
George 'Gabby' Hayes Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Robert Homans Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
Brady Kline Detective (uncredited)
Jimmy Phillips Minor Role (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden Pirate's Den Vocalist (uncredited)
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