Double Cross Roads is a 1930 pre-Code American crime drama film directed by George E. Middleton and Alfred L. Werker and starring Robert Ames, Lila Lee and Edythe Chapman.[1] It was produced and distributed by Fox Film, recorded on the Movietone sound system.
| Double Cross Roads | |
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| Directed by | Alfred L. Werker George E. Middleton |
| Written by | George S. Brooks Howard Estabrook William R. Lipman (novel) |
| Starring | Robert Ames Lila Lee Edythe Chapman |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August Sol Halperin |
| Edited by | Jack Dennis |
| Music by | George Lipschultz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editEx-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. His former gang tries to persuade him to take part in a robbery of a wealthy woman but he refuses until discovering that Mary is in league with the gang.
Cast
edit- Robert Ames as David Harvey
- Lila Lee as Mary Carlyle
- Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Carlyle
- Montagu Love as Gene Dyke
- Ned Sparks as Happy Max
- Thomas E. Jackson as Deuce Wilson
- Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Tilton
- George MacFarlane as Warden
- William V. Mong as Caleb
- Thomas Jefferson as Caretaker
- Roscoe Ates as Ticket Agent
- Yola d'Avril as Happy Max's Moll
- Bill Elliott as Party Guest
- J. Carrol Naish as Dyke's Lookout / Driver
- Charles Sullivan as Barman
- Harry Tenbrook as Wilson's Driver
References
edit- ^ Goble, p. 742
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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