The Noose
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John Francis Dillon
Director
Richard Barthelmess
Nickie Elkins
Montagu Love
Buck Gordon
Robert E. O'connor
Jim Conley
Jay Eaton
Tommy
Lina Basquette
Dot
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
29,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Noose, A Drama in Three Acts by Willard Mack, H. H. Van Loan (New York, 20 Oct 1926) The Noose .
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 5m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,331ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
A hijacker is told by a gangster, whom he believes to be his father, that his mother is the governor's wife. In an angry protest against crime, the boy kills the gangster/father. He is arrested, tried, and sentenced to die. The governor's wife expresses interest in the case and saves her son's life on the execution day by begging her husband to pardon him.
Director
John Francis Dillon
Director
Cast
Richard Barthelmess
Nickie Elkins
Montagu Love
Buck Gordon
Robert E. O'connor
Jim Conley
Jay Eaton
Tommy
Lina Basquette
Dot
Thelma Todd
Phyllis
Ed Brady
Seth McMillan
Fred Warren
Dave
Charles Giblyn
Bill Chase
Alice Joyce
Mrs. Bancroft
William Walling
Warden
Robert T. Haines
Governor
Ernest Hilliard
Craig
Emile Chautard
Priest
Romaine Fielding
Judge
Yola D'avril
Corliss Palmer
Kay English
Cecil Brunner
Janice Peters
Ruth Lord
May Atwood
Cabaret girls
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
29,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Noose, A Drama in Three Acts by Willard Mack, H. H. Van Loan (New York, 20 Oct 1926) The Noose .
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 5m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,331ft
(8 reels)
Award Nominations
Best Actor
1929
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
As part of the first Academy Awards, Richard Barthelmess received a certificate of honorable mention for his work on this film and for his work on The Patent Leather Kid (see below).
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1928
Released in United States 1928
