Voice of the City
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Voice of the City is a 1929
film by Willard Mack
modeled on a stage play. It is not related to the story of the same name by O. Henry
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1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
film by Willard Mack
Willard Mack
Willard Mack was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright.Born Charles McLaughlin, in Morrisburg, Ontario, at an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they relocated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where McLaughlin finished high school...
modeled on a stage play. It is not related to the story of the same name by O. Henry
O. Henry
O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter . O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.-Early life:...
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Cast
- Robert AmesRobert AmesRobert Downing Ames was an American stage and film actor whose career was cut short by his untimely death at age 42.-Birth:Robert Ames was born on March 23, 1889 at Hartford, Connecticut, wher his father, Louis Mason Ames, was employed as an accountant for an insurance company and his mother, Mary...
- Bobby Doyle - Jim Farley - Inspector Wilmot
- Sylvia FieldSylvia FieldSylvia Field was an American actress whose several-decades-long career encompassed performances on stage, screen, and TV, where she was best known for playing the understanding Mrs...
- Beebe - Willard MackWillard MackWillard Mack was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright.Born Charles McLaughlin, in Morrisburg, Ontario, at an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they relocated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where McLaughlin finished high school...
- Detective Biff Myers - Clark Marshall - Johnny the Hop aka Snow Bird
- Duane ThompsonDuane ThompsonDuane Thompson was an American film actress in the early pioneering years of Hollywood's silent film era....
- Mary Doyle - Tom McGuireTom McGuire (actor)Tom McGuire was an English film actor. He appeared in 160 films between 1919 and 1949.He was born in England and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Single Handed...
- Detective Kelly - John MiljanJohn MiljanJohn Miljan was an American actor of Serbian origin. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958.He died from cancer.-Selected filmography:* The Lone Chance * Silent Sanderson...
- Don Wilkes - Alice Moe - Martha
- Beatrice Banyard - Betsy