Overview

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.

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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Story (1929)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Chicago
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Setting
Set in Chicago
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Music
Music by Robert Israel
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bert Glennon
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Details

Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: Ben HechtStory
Robert N. LeeScreenplay
Howard HawksScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: August 20, 1927
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Cast

George BancroftBull Weed
Evelyn BrentFeathers
Clive BrookRolls Royce
Fred KohlerBuck Mulligan
Helen LynchMulligan's Girl
Larry SemonSlippy Lewis
Jerry MandyPaloma
Alfred AllenJudge (uncredited)
Shep HoughtonStreet Kid (uncredited)
Andy MacLennanLaughing Man at the Ball (uncredited)
Ida MayLaughing Woman at the Ball (uncredited)
Karl MorseHigh Collar Sam (uncredited)
Bob ReevesDetective at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Julian RiveroOne of Buck’s Henchmen (uncredited)

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