Protection (1929)
Synopsis
During the height of Prohibition courageous reporter Chick Slater and determined "sob sister" journalist Myrtle Hines uncover a dangerous bootlegging and extortion ring operating in their city. As they dig into the corruption, they get swept into a web of racketeers, mob violence, and romantic complications. The film explores the power of the press as the journalists risk everything to expose the criminal underworld.
Release Date: 1929-05-05
Runtime: 62 minutes
Director: Benjamin Stoloff
Top Cast
- Dorothy Burgess as Myrtle Hines
- Robert Elliott as Wallace Crockett
- Paul Page as Chick Slater
- Dorothy Ward as Judy Revis
- Roy Stewart as Ollie Bogardt
- William H. Tooker as Harry Lamson
- Arthur Hoyt as
- Ben Hewlett as James Rollans
- Joe Brown as Joe Brown
Soundtrack
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