Honor Bound (1928)
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George O'Brien, Fox Studios' general-purpose leading man, heads the cast of Honor Bound. The story opens in the bedroom of hero John Ogletree (George O'Brien), who is awakened from his slumbers by the unexpected arrival of Evelyn (Evelyn Brent), a total stranger. Claiming that she's fleeing from her brutal husband, Evelyn begs John to protect her. On cue, the husband shows up and in the ensuing struggle is accidentally killed. Arrested for manslaughter, John nobly serves his sentence without ever implicating Evelyn in her husband's death. Our hero subsequently joins a prison work gang, assigned to the coal mines owned by one Mr. Mortimer (Tom Santschi) -- who happens to be Evelyn's new husband. Feeling guilty for John's plight, Evelyn arranges for him to have the relatively cushy job of Mortimer's chauffeur. This naturally arouses the suspicions of Mortimer, who promptly assigns John to "grunge" duty in the mines. A fire set by a fellow convict is blamed on John, but this time Evelyn steps forward to exonerate the long-suffering hero, freeing him to marry his true love, pretty nurse Selma Ritchie (Leila Hyams). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- George O'Brien - John Orgletree
- Leila Hyams - Selma Ritchie
- Frank Cooley - Dr. Ritchie
- Al Hart - Gid Ames
- George Irving
- Estelle Taylor - Evelyn Mortimer
- Tom Santschi - Mr. Mortimer
- Sam de Grasse - Blood Keller
- Harry Grippe - Skip Collier
- Director(s):
- Alfred E. Green
- Writer(s):
- C. Graham Baker, Philip Klein
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