''Behind the Green Lights'' is a 1935 American
crime film directed by
Christy Cabanne and starring
Norman Foster
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Nor ...
,
Judith Allen
Judith Allen (born Marie Elliott, February 8, 1911 – October 5, 1996) was an American actress.
Early years
Allen was born Marie Elliot in New York City, and she grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts. She attended Leland Powers School in Bos ...
and
Sidney Blackmer.
[Goble p.685]
Partial cast
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Norman Foster
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Nor ...
as Detective Lt. Dave Britten
*
Judith Allen
Judith Allen (born Marie Elliott, February 8, 1911 – October 5, 1996) was an American actress.
Early years
Allen was born Marie Elliot in New York City, and she grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts. She attended Leland Powers School in Bos ...
as Mary Kennedy
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Sidney Blackmer as Raymond Cortell
*
Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
* ''The Great ...
as Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy
*
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March.
Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...
as John C. Owen
*
Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling (born George Ford Stich Jr.; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops.
Biography
...
as Max Schultz, German Janitor
*
Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (September 1, 1923 – June 12, 2006), known in Canada as Ken Thomson, was a Canadian/British businessman and art collector. At the time of his death, he was listed by ''Forbes'' as the richest per ...
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
*
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock (January 2, 1891 – January 8, 1966) was a prolific American actor who began working during Hollywood's silent era. Born in 1891, he appeared in nearly 200 films between 1916 and 1949. Distinguished by his height and stature, he ...
as Assistant District Attorney
*
Edward Hearn as Detective Brewster
* Jane Meredith as Mrs. Gorham
*
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan (July 17, 1902 – February 19, 1964) was an American film and television actor.
Career
He was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan.
As soon as he had left college, he wen ...
as Moran - a Cop
*
J. Carrol Naish as Sam Dover
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John Davidson as Beasley
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Hooper Atchley
Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor.
Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley. He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system.
Atchley's first professional ac ...
as District Attorney Marsden
* Marc Loebell as Manny Spivalo
*
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett (March 22, 1896 – September 3, 1946) was an American film actress. She appeared in 212 films between 1930 and 1946. Emmett's film debut came with Universal in a two-reel production in 1914.
Personal life
Emmett was married to ...
as Sarah - the Cook
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John Ince as Judge #1
*
Ralph Lewis as Judge #2 / Lawyer
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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1935 films
1935 crime films
American crime films
Films directed by Christy Cabanne
American black-and-white films
Films produced by Nat Levine
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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