The Hawk's Nest
The Hawk's Nest | |
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Directed by | Benjamin Christensen |
Written by | (story) James T. O'Donohoe (adaptation) Casey Robinson (titles) |
Starring | Milton Sills Doris Kenyon Sōjin Kamiyama Montagu Love Mitchell Lewis Stuart Holmes |
Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Edited by | |
Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Hawk's Nest is a 1928 American film directed by Benjamin Christensen. It is believed to be lost. It was released by First National Pictures and stars husband and wife Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon.[1][2]
Plot[]
The title of The Hawk's Nest comes from the speakeasy around which most of the action revolves. Two bootleggers, played by Milton Sills and Mitchell Lewis, quarrel over a dancer (Doris Kenyon) while a political assassination plot.
Cast[]
- Milton Sills - The Hawk/John Finchley
- Doris Kenyon - Madelon Arden
- Sōjin Kamiyama - Sojin
- Montagu Love - Dan Daugherty
- Mitchell Lewis - James Kent
- Stuart Holmes - Barney McGuire
- James Bradbury Jr. - Gangster(uncredited)
Preservation status[]
References[]
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The Hawk's Nest at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Hawk's Nest
- ^ The Hawk's Nest at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: ..lost First National Pictures - 1928
External links[]
- The Hawk's Nest at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Hawks Nest at IMDb
- The Hawk's Nest at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1928 films
- English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American films
- American crime drama films
- American silent feature films
- 1928 crime drama films
- Films directed by Benjamin Christensen
- First National Pictures films
- Lost American films
- 1928 lost films
- Silent crime drama film stubs