While Benny is in jail his old henchman Monk takes over the gang and Benny's girl Frieda. Once out Benny wants nothing to do with either. He has reformed and is beloved of his god-fearing mother's good friend Bertha. But Frieda pursues him...
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| John Gilbert | ... |
Benny
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Frieda
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| Vera Gordon | ... |
Benny's Mother
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| Carmel Myers | ... |
Bertha
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| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... |
Sullivan
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| Louis Natheaux | ... |
Monk
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Jack Byron | ... |
Duke Roma
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Helen Brent | ... |
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Directed by
| William Nigh | ||
Written by
| George Abbott | ... | (play) |
| George Abbott | ... | (script) |
| Dana Burnet | ... | (play) |
| Joseph Farnham | ... | (titles) |
| Alice D.G. Miller | ... | (writer) |
Cinematography by
| James Wong Howe | ||
Editing by
| Harry Reynolds | ||
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| Ralph E. Winters | ... | assistant editor |
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| David Cox | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dave Friedman | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1928) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
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While Benny is in jail his old henchman Monk takes over the gang and Benny's girl Frieda. Once out Benny wants nothing to do with either. He has reformed and is beloved of his god-fearing mother's good friend Bertha. But Frieda pursues him and, at a party, announces her engagement to Monk in order to make Benny really jealous. A rival gang attacks during the party and Benny takes over, running off with Bertha in his arms. In a chase across the rooftops, Monk falls to his death. Benny is accused and later cleared of Monk's "murder".
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| Taglines | In "The Big Parade," John Gilbert battled against a powerful foe. He sets out now to conquer Fate and himself---in a veritable epic of the underworld. What happened to the gangster who wants to go straight? Gilbert is one, and this gripping film tells the story in a way you'll never forget! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Four Walls opened at the John Golden Theater on September 19, 1927 was written/directed by George Abbott and ran for 144 performances. It starred Paul Muni, still billed under his real name, Muni Wisenfrend, which he had used in Yiddish theater. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Straight Is the Way (1934). See more » |