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On the Stroke of Twelve
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / [?] 5842 or 5970? feet
Directed by Charles J. Hunt
Cast: David Torrence [Henry Rutledge], June Marlowe [Doris Bainbridge], Danny O’Shea [Jack Rutledge], Lloyd Whitlock [James Horton], Lillian Worth [Marie Conyers], Charles West [Charles Wright], Martin Turner [George]
Trem Carr Productions production; distributed by Rayart Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Arthur Hoerl, from the play On the Stroke of Twelve by Joseph LeBrandt. Cinematography by Hap Depew. Presented by W. Ray Johnston. / Released November 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Drama: Society.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 1929, page ?] Secretary and nurse of wealthy capitalist combine to have latter throw son out, despite the pleas of his ward, who loves boy. Later the capitalist is shot by secretary, and crime is pinned on son, who is sent to prison. In a jail break, boy saves warden’s daughter and is pardoned. He returns home to expose secretary and nurse.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 16 April 2024.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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