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The Wise Guy (1926)

The Wise Guy poster
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent crime drama about a man entangled in a life of crime. The story follows his actions and their consequences.

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What happens

The Wise Guy is a 1926 American silent crime drama film produced and directed by Frank Lloyd and distributed through First National Pictures. Jules Furthman provided a screen story with scenario by Adela Rogers St. Johns. Mary Astor, James Kirkwood, and Betty Compson star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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