Crooked Straight Explained

Crooked Straight
Director:Jerome Storm
Producer:Thomas H. Ince
Screenplay:Julien Josephson
Starring:Charles Ray
Wade Boteler
Margery Wilson
Gordon Mullen
Otto Hoffman
Cinematography:Chester A. Lyons
Studio:Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:50 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Crooked Straight is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Charles Ray, Wade Boteler, Margery Wilson, Gordon Mullen, and Otto Hoffman. The film was released on November 9, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]

Plot

“A youth comes to the city and is the victim of crooks. He is left by them penniless and discouraged. Driven to desperation, he becomes a safe-cracker himself, but in the end, of course, returns to honest living and marries the heroine.” [3]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Crooked Straight. silentera.com. 16 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Crooked Straight. afi.com. 16 January 2015.
  3. The New York Times, October 20, 1919. p. 13