Walking Back


53m 1928

Film Details

Release Date
May 21, 1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
De Mille Pictures
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "A Ride in the Country" by George Kibbe Turner in Liberty Magazine (6 Aug--8 Oct 1927).

Technical Specs

Duration
53m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,035ft (6 reels)

Synopsis

Jazz age youngster Smoke Thatcher "borrows" a neighbor's car to take Patsy, his sweetheart, to a dance after his father refuses to lend him his car. A car-fight with a rival results in the borrowed automobile's being so wrecked that Smoke cannot return it. The garage to which he and Patsy take the car for repair turns out to be actually a gang's hideaway and a place where stolen cars are brought and later fenced. The gangsters compel Smoke, accompanied by Patsy, to drive a getaway car, promising enough money to replace the neighbor's car. The gang robs the bank where Smoke's father is employed, and they shoot Thatcher in making their getaway. Forced to leave his father wounded in the street, Smoke makes a wild drive through the city, ending up at the police station. He is rewarded for "capturing" the crooks.

Film Details

Release Date
May 21, 1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
De Mille Pictures
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "A Ride in the Country" by George Kibbe Turner in Liberty Magazine (6 Aug--8 Oct 1927).

Technical Specs

Duration
53m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,035ft (6 reels)

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