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The City Gone Wild (1927)

The City Gone Wild poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
54 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer defends a childhood friend accused of murder in a big city. The case pulls him into the criminal underworld and puts his own life at risk.

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What happens

The City Gone Wild is a 1927 American silent crime film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film starred Thomas Meighan, Marietta Millner, and Louise Brooks and was directed by James Cruze. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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