Four_Walls_(film)

<i>Four Walls</i> (film)

Four Walls (film)

1928 film by William Nigh

Four Walls is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh and starring John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, and Carmel Myers. The film is based on the play of the same name by George Abbott and Dana Burnet.[2] Four Walls is now considered lost.[1] The film was remade in 1934 as Straight Is the Way.

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Plot

John Gilbert and Joan Crawford in Four Walls

Benny Horowitz (John Gilbert), a reformed gangster, proposes marriage to Bertha (Carmel Myers), a neighbor who had been a frequent visitor while he served his sentence. Bertha rejects his proposal because she believes that he is still in love with Freida (Joan Crawford), Benny's former gun moll. During a party in which Freida seeks to make Benny jealous with a former rival, Benny again takes control of the gang's leadership. After his rival's death is ruled accidental, Benny and Bertha go off together and start a new life.

Cast

Preservation

References

  1. [1]
    Golden, Eve (2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 172. ISBN 0-813-14163-X.
  2. [2]
    Four Walls at silentera.com
  3. [3]
    The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Four Walls


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