08 Jul 1931
Two Crowded Hours
A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself.
Icebound
Ben Jordan runs away after accidentally setting fire to a barn in his small New England community. He returns when his mother dies to find that she has left everything to her ward, Jane Crosby.
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Richard Dix Ben Jordan
Lois Wilson Jane Crosby
Helen Dubois Emma Jordan
Edna May Oliver Hannah
Vera Reynolds Nettie Moore
Mary Foy Sadie Fellowes
Ethel Wales Ella Jordan
Alice Chapin Mrs. Jordan
John Daly Murphy Henry Jordan
Frank Shannon Judge Bradford
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