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Prisoners (1929)
Directed by William A. Seiter
“All the colour of Viennese night life, plus the dazzling beauty of the Divine Lady of the Screen”
Drama · 1h 27m
Prisoners was released as a part-talking, part-silent feature. An Austrian showgirl working in a cabaret moonlights as a thief. When she is caught in the act, a young lawyer offers to defend her. Unfortunately, he loses the case, causing her to spend several months in jail. Fortunately, the two have fallen in love, and he promises to wait for her.
Cast
Corinne Griffith
Ian Keith
Otto Matieson
Julanne Johnston
Anne Schaefer
Bela Lugosi
Charles Clary
Jean Laverty
Harry Northrup
James Ford
Crew
- Director
- William A. Seiter
- Screenplay
- Forrest Halsey
- Novel
- Ferenc Molnár
- Director of Photography
- Lee Garmes
- Editor
- LeRoy Stone
- Producer
- Walter Morosco
Details
- Release date
- 1929-05-18
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures