''Fast Life'' is a 1929 American

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directed by John Francis Dillon and written by John F. Goodrich. It is based on the 1928 play ''Fast Life'' by

Samuel Shipman Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was an American playwright. Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish. He visited the Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine), Lakewood Theater in Maine with John B. Hymer. Theater *''East is W ...

and John B. Hymer. The film stars

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best known for starring in such films as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), ''Gunga Din'' (1939) a ...

Loretta Young Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the fil ...

William Holden William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor, and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film ''Stalag 17'' (1953) ...

, Frank Sheridan,

Chester Morris John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for ''Alibi'' ( ...

and Ray Hallor. The film was released by

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on September 1, 1929.

Plot

A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.

Cast

as Douglas Stratton *

as Patricia Mason Stratton *

as Governor * Frank Sheridan as Warden *

as Paul Palmer *Ray Hallor as Rodney Hall *

John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway ...

as Andrew Stratton *

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 D ...

as Berton Hall

References

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* 1929 films 1920s English-language films 1929 drama films First National Pictures films Warner Bros. films Films directed by John Francis Dillon 1920s American films {{1920s-drama-film-stub