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Voice Of The City
''The Voice of the City'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code film by Willard Mack and starring Robert Ames (actor), Robert Ames. Modeled on a stage play, it is not related to the story of the same name by O. Henry. silentera.com; accessed January 26, 2016. The film became available on DVD on January 31, 2012 from the Warner Archive collection. Premise A young man is accused of murder and a master detective is set to track him down and uncover conclusive evidence of his guilt, but the more he works on the case, the more he becomes convinced that the accused is not the real killer. He discovers that the murder was committed by a notorious gangster who's attempting to frame the boy.Cast *Robert Ames (actor), Robert Ames - Bobby Doyle *James Farley (actor), ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willard Mack
Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright. Life and career He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where McLaughlin finished high school. His parents returned to Canada, but he went on to study at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., where he became involved in student plays. Adopting the stage name Willard Mack, after graduation he took minor acting jobs for a few years and did Shakespearian repertoire. However, writing scripts was what he was most interested in, and his second effort, about the North-West Mounted Police, ''In Wyoming'', was a commercial success and was later the basis for his film ''Nanette of the Wilds''. Throughout his life, Mack frequently returned to Canada. Some of his other plays, including '' Tiger Rose'' and ''The Scarlet Fox'', were set in norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
