Going Crooked is a 1926 American silent crime film[7] produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by George Melford and stars Bessie Love.
| Going Crooked | |
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| Directed by | George Melford |
| Written by | Albert S. Le Vino Keene Thompson William Counselman (intertitles)[1] |
| Based on | Going Crooked: a Comedy in Three Acts, from a Tale of Hoffman's (Aaron's) (play) by Winchell Smith William Collier Aaron Hoffman[2][3][4] |
| Produced by | William Fox[5] |
| Starring | Bessie Love |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke[4][6] |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 6 reels; 5,345 feet[4] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman House, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.[8][9]
Plot
Mordaunt (von Seyffertitz) and his gang use Marie (Love) as an unwitting accomplice in the theft of the acclaimed Rajah diamond. During the heist, a man is killed, and innocent Rogers (Fenton) is later sentenced to death for the murder.
Marie works with District Attorney Banning (Shaw) to get Mordaunt to confess, just in time to save Rogers from the electric chair. Marie and Shaw are married.[4][10][11]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Marie Farley
- Oscar Shaw as Banning
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Mordaunt
- Edgar Kennedy (as Ed Kennedy) as Detective
- Leslie Fenton as Rogers
- Lydia Knott as Mother
- Bernard Siegel as Crook
- Evelyn Selbie
Production
For authenticity, some scenes were filmed on Ferguson Alley in Chinatown, Los Angeles.[12]
Reception
The film received positive reviews, with Love and von Seyffertitz receiving high acclaim for their performances.[1][11]
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