The Night Owl is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Gladys Hulette and Joseph W. Girard.[1]
The Night Owl | |
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Directed by | Harry Joe Brown |
Written by | Henry Roberts Symonds |
Produced by | Harry Joe Brown W. Ray Johnston |
Starring | Reed Howes Gladys Hulette Joseph W. Girard |
Cinematography | William H. Tuers |
Production company | Harry J. Brown Productions |
Distributed by | Rayart Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
editFrustrated that his son spends all his time in nightclubs, his wealthy father arranges for a gang to kidnap him to teach him a lesson. However the gang turn the tables on him and kidnap him for real. With the assistance of a cigarette girl tied up with his abductors, he struggles to free himself.
Cast
edit- Reed Howes as Larry Armitage
- Gladys Hulette as Mary Jackson
- Harold Austin as Jimmy Jackson
- Joseph W. Girard as William Armittage
- David Kirby as Harlem Red
- Jim Mason as Gentleman Joe
References
edit- ^ Connelly p.185
Bibliography
edit- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
External links
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