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The Fighting Rookie
The Fighting Rookie
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The Fighting Rookie

1934
1h 7m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1934

Runtime

1h 7m

Storyline

Patrolman Jim Trent (Jack La Rue) hears the screams of a woman and rushes to her aid in an upstairs apartment. Inside, he is hit on the head and whiskey poured on his uniform. Gangster Louis Cantor (Mathew Betz) and his henchmen have used this ruse to get him off his beat in order to rob a warehouse. The Police Commissioner (DeWitt Jennings), knowing Trent is innocent, suggests he be dismissed from the force and get a job with the gang. At Cantor's swank gambling establishment Trent finds his girlfriend, Molly Malone (Ada Ince), who has been searching for him. With the evidence he has gathered, Trent captures Cantor and calls for the police.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 7m
May 15, 1934
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Production
Scott-Bennet Production
Scott-Bennet Production
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

Patrolman Jim Trent

Ada Ince

Ada Ince

Molly Malone

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Police Commissioner

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Lewis Cantor

Arthur Belasco

Bates

Hal Taliaferro

Hal Taliaferro

Gambler

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