''The Night Owl'' is a 1926 American
silent action film directed by
Harry Joe Brown and starring
Reed Howes,
Gladys Hulette and
Joseph W. Girard
Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
Before he became an ...
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Synopsis
Frustrated that his son spends all his time in
nightclubs, his wealthy father arranges for a gang to kidnap him to teach him a lesson. However the gang turn the tables on him and kidnap him for real. With the assistance of a
cigarette girl tied up with his abductors, he struggles to free himself.
Cast
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Reed Howes as Larry Armitage
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Gladys Hulette as Mary Jackson
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Harold Austin
Sir Harold Bruce Gardiner Austin OBE (15 July 1877 – 27 July 1943) was a Barbadian politician and cricketer. He was known as H.B.G..
Austin was the son of John Gardiner Austin, a shipper connected with the sugar trade, and his wife Dorothy ...
as Jimmy Jackson
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Joseph W. Girard
Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
Before he became an ...
as William Armittage
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David Kirby as Harlem Red
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Jim Mason as Gentleman Joe
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
External links
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1920s American films
1926 films
1920s action films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
American action films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Harry Joe Brown
Rayart Pictures films
Silent action films
English-language action films
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