X Marks the Spot (1931 film)
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Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
X Marks the Spot is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton[1] and released by Tiffany Pictures, which operated from 1921 to 1932.
The story concerns a newspaper reporter indebted to a gangster for raising the money to save his little girl's life. The source material was remade into a 1942 film of the same name. Helen Parrish appeared in both versions.
Cast[]
- Lew Cody as George Howard
- Sally Blane as Sue
- Wallace Ford as Ted Lloyd
- Fred Kohler as Riggs
- Mary Nolan as Vivian Parker
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Hortense
- Helen Parrish as young Gloria
- Joyce Coad as Gloria
- Charles B. Middleton as Attorney
- Clarence Muse as Servant
References[]
- ^ "X Marks the Spot". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1931 films
- English-language films
- American films
- Films directed by Erle C. Kenton
- Tiffany Pictures films
- 1931 crime drama films
- American crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films about journalists
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s crime drama film stubs