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The Voice of the City is a american film of genre Crime directed by Willard Mack released in USA on 13 april 1929 with Robert Downing Ames

The Voice of the City (1929)

The Voice of the City
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Released in USA 13 april 1929
Length 1h21
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Crime
Rating60% 3.0025353.0025353.0025353.0025353.002535

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.

This film became available on DVD on January 31, 2012 from the Warner Archive collection.

Synopsis

A young man is accused of murder and a master detective is set to track him down and uncover conclusive evidence of his guilt. But the more he works on the case, the more he becomes convinced that the accused is not the real killer. He discovers that the murder was committed by a notorious gangster who's attempting to frame the boy.

Actors

Robert Downing Ames

(Bobby Doyle)Jim Farley

(Inspector Wilmot)Sylvia Field

(Beebe)Willard Mack

(Biff Myers)Tom McGuire

(Detective Kelly)John Miljan

(Dapper Don Wilkes)
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