BELOW THE DEADLINE (1929) Frank Leigh, Barbara Worth & Arthur Rankin|Crime, Romance|B&W|Classic Film

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Below the Deadline is a 1929 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Frank Leigh, Barbara Worth and Arthur Rankin.

Synopsis:

Beau Nash is a "gentleman crook" who headquarters his gang of jewel thieves in a run-down boardinghouse. When one of his gang, Mike, gets arrested, his sister Claire--aka "Lady Byron"--swears to get revenge. The gang frames Donald, the best friend of the detective who arrested Mike, for a jewelry store robbery. The detective gives Donald--and his new love, Claire--a short time to find the thieves and clear his name before he takes him in.

Cast & Crew:

Frank Leigh as Beau Nash
Barbara Worth as Claire Byron
Arthur Rankin as Jimmy Byron
Walter Merrill as Donald Cornwall
J.P. McGowan as Taggart
Mike Donlin as Sandy
Virginia Sale as Mother Biblow
Lou Gory as Stella
Bill Patton as Johnston
Tiny Ward as Tubby
Charles H. Hickman as Police Captain
Fred Walton as Festenberg

Release Date: January 1, 1929
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)

Directed by: J.P. McGowan
Written by: Lee Authmar, Arthur Hoerl

Cinematography: M.A. Anderson, Jack Jackson
Edited by: James Sweeney

Production Company: Chesterfield Pictures
Distributed by: Chesterfield Pictures