Underplayed Gems

Voice of the City (1929)

Voice of the City poster
Original title
The Voice of the City
Directed by
Willard Mack
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man gets tangled up with criminals in a big city. The police chase a suspect through the underworld.

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What happens

The Voice of the City is a 1929 American pre-Code crime mystery film by Willard Mack and starring Robert Ames. The work uses an original screenplay by Willard Mack, and is not related to the story of the same name by O. Henry. The film became available on DVD on January 31, 2012 from the Warner Archive Collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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