Square Crooks Explained

Square Crooks
Producer:Philip Klein
Starring:Robert Armstrong
Johnny Mack Brown
Dorothy Dwan
Editing:Jack Dennis
Cinematography:Rudolph J. Bergquist
Studio:Fox Film
Distributor:Fox Film
Country:United States
Language:Silent
English intertitles

Square Crooks is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Robert Armstrong, Johnny Mack Brown and Dorothy Dwan.[1] The screenplay is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. The screenplay was rewritten and made as the sound film Baby Take a Bow in 1934.

Premise

After being released from jail, two former criminals attempt to go straight. They manages to land jobs as chauffeurs for a wealthy family, but a vindictive detective is not convinced they have given up crime and tries to arrest them for stealing jewels.

Cast

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Solomon p.307