17 Apr 1916
The Great Problem
A young pickpocket is taken in by an attorney who attempts to 'civilize' her.
Blackwell's Island
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Top Billed Cast
John Garfield Tim Haydon
Rosemary Lane Mary 'Sunny' Walsh
Dick Purcell Terry Walsh
Victor Jory Thomas MacNair
Stanley Fields 'Bull' Bransom
Morgan Conway Steve Cardigan
Granville Bates Stuart Granger
Anthony Averill Brower
Peggy Shannon Pearl Murray
Charley Foy Benny Farmer
Norman Willis Mike Garth
Joe Cunningham Ben Rawden
Wade Boteler Captain Pedersen
William B. Davidson Hempel
Leon Ames Ballinger (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey Cash Sutton (uncredited)
Sam Bernard Prison Vendor (uncredited)
James Blaine Police Officer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler Headkeeper Jameson (uncredited)
Lane Chandler Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)
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