Partners in Crime (1928)
1h 10m
Running Time
March 1, 1928Release Date
Partners in Crime (1928)
1h 10m
Running Time
March 1, 1928Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
After being dismissed for imitating his boss's voice on radio, former Assistant District Attorney Richard Deming witnesses a store robbery and is taken captive by the criminals. Suspected of the crime, he is sought by the police, but his sweetheart, Marie, convinced of his innocence, enlists the help of two friends, a newspaper reporter and a half-witted detective. Hoping to win the girl's favor, the two go to the gangsters' hideout, encounter a violent gang war, and accidently set off a case of police tear bombs. The police, summoned by Marie, arrive just in time to save the kidnaped attorney.
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Cast & Crew.
Wallace Beery
Detective Mike Doolan
Raymond Hatton
'Scoop' McGee, The Reporter
Mary Brian
Marie Burke, The Cigarette Girl
William Powell
Smith
Jack Luden
Richard Demming, Assistant DistrictAttorney
Frank R. Strayer
Director
Arthur Housman
Barton
Albert Roccardi
Kanelli, The Restaurant Owner
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1928
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 10m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Partners in Crime is a 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by George Marion Jr., Grover Jones and Gilbert Pratt. The film stars Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Mary Brian, William Powell, Jack Luden, Arthur Housman and Albert Roccardi. The film was released on March 17, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. A print of the film exists in the Library of Congress film archive.