Hands Up! (1926 film)
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Hands Up! | |
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Directed by | Clarence G. Badger |
Written by | Monte Brice Lloyd Corrigan Reggie Morris (story) |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Starring | Raymond Griffith Virginia Lee Corbin Charles K. French Marian Nixon Noble Johnson Mack Swain Montagu Love |
Cinematography | H. Kinley Martin |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Hands Up! is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger, co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan, and starring Raymond Griffith, one of the great silent movie comedians.
Plot[]
The film tells the story of Jack, a spy for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and his efforts to capture a Union shipment of gold. Obstacles along the way include a pair of sisters, hostile Indians, and a firing squad.
The film features fictional incidents involving actual historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Brigham Young, and Sitting Bull.
Cast[]
- George A. Billings as Abraham Lincoln
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Alice Woodstock
- Charles K. French as Brigham Young
- Raymond Griffith as Jack, a Confederate Spy
- Noble Johnson as Sitting Bull
- Montagu Love as Capt. Edward Logan
- Marian Nixon as Mae, the Girl He Loves
- Mack Swain as Silas Woodstock
Preservation status[]
In 2005, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
External links[]
- Hands Up! essay by Steve Massa on the National Film Registry web site [1]
- Hands Up! essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 111-112 [2]
- Hands Up! at IMDb
- Progressive Silent Film List: Hands Up! at silentera.com
- 1926 films
- 1926 comedy films
- 1920s spy comedy films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American Civil War films
- American Civil War spy films
- American silent feature films
- American spy comedy films
- Films directed by Clarence G. Badger
- Paramount Pictures films
- United States National Film Registry films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs