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The Face in the Fog (1922)

The Face in the Fog poster
Directed by
Alan Crosland
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s America, detective Boston Blackie investigates a crime. He works through foggy streets to solve a mystery.

noir-adjacentmysteriousslow-burnold-fashionedatmosphericgrittytense

What happens

The Face in the Fog is a 1922 American silent film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and starred Lionel Barrymore as detective Boston Blackie. An incomplete print is preserved at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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