''The Hawk's Nest'' is a 1928 American film directed by Benjamin Christensen. It is believed to be lost. It was released by

First National Pictures First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the count ...

and stars husband and wife

Milton Sills Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. Biography Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henr ...

and Doris Kenyon.

Plot

The title of ''The Hawk's Nest'' comes from the speakeasy around which most of the action revolves. Two bootleggers, played by

and Mitchell Lewis, quarrel over a dancer ( Doris Kenyon) while a political assassination plot.

Cast

- The Hawk/John Finchley * Doris Kenyon - Madelon Arden * Sōjin Kamiyama - Sojin *

Montagu Love Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Early years Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Love was the son of Harry Love and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad; his father was listed as accountant ...

- Dan Daugherty * Mitchell Lewis - James Kent *

Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes. Biog ...

- Barney McGuire *James Bradbury Jr. - Gangster(''uncredited'')

Preservation status

*No prints survive, it is now lost.''The Hawk's Nest'' at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: ''..lost First National Pictures - 1928''
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References

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* * * 1928 films 1928 crime drama films 1928 lost films 1920s American films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language crime drama films Films directed by Benjamin Christensen First National Pictures films Lost American crime drama films Silent American crime drama films {{silent-crime-drama-film-stub