Speakeasy (1929)

Directed by

Benjamin Stoloff

Genre

drama film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 02m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer navigates the world of underground bars and the sport of boxing. It is a drama from the early sound era of film.

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What happens

Speakeasy is a 1929 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and adapted by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Edwin J. Burke. The picture was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Lola Lane and Paul Page played the lead roles. John Wayne had a minor role in the film as a speakeasy patron. All film elements to this movie are considered lost, but Movietone discs of the soundtrack survive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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