Brass Knuckles is a surviving 1927 synchronized sound crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue, Betty Bronson and William Russell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures.[1][2]
| Brass Knuckles | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon Henry Blanke(ass't director) |
| Written by | Harvey Gates |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Plot
Cast
- Monte Blue - Zac Harrison
- Betty Bronson - June Curry
- William Russell - 'Brass Knuckles' Lamont
- George E. Stone - Velvet Smith(*Georgie Stone)
- Paul Panzer - Sergeant Peters
- Jack Curtis - Murphy
See also
Preservation status
- This film survives, like several late Warner Brothers and First National silents, in the Italian archive Cineteca Italiana, Milan.[3] Its trailer is held in the Library of Congress collection.[4]
References
External links
- Brass Knuckles at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
