Ruth Clifford Movies
Veteran American silent-screen actress Ruth Clifford began her career at the tender age of 16, starring for various Universal companies. Britisher Monroe Salisbury, the teenage Clifford's leading man in melodramas such as The Savage (1917), Hungry Eyes (1918), and The Millionaire Pirate (1919), was a paunchy gent no longer in the bloom of youth and sporting an ill-fitting hairpiece. According to the actress, although ever the gentleman, Mr. Salisbury's appearance made love scenes somewhat uneasy. Clifford played Ann Rutledge in Abraham Lincoln (1924), but overall her career was on the wane when she struck up a lifelong friendship with director John Ford in the late 1920s. Along with another early silent-screen actress, Mae Marsh, Clifford would turn up in about every other Ford film, usually playing pioneer women. In more glamorous surroundings, Clifford and Marsh stole the limelight for a brief moment as aging saloon belles in Three Godfathers (1948) and, away from Ford, Clifford was the studio head's secretary in Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950). Her last recorded appearance was in Ford's Two Rode Together in 1961; she was billed merely as "Woman." Although not known for enjoying interviews, Clifford was keenly interested in film history and made appearances in two documentaries on the subject: the 1984 Ulster Television program A Seat in the Stars: The Cinema and Ireland and historian Anthony Slide's ground-breaking The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors. In the latter, she discussed the work of Elsie Jane Wilson, Clifford's director on both The Lure of Luxury (1918) and The Game's Up (1919). As old as the century, Ruth Clifford was one of the last remaining leading ladies of the early, silent era when she died at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills on December 1, 1998. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide- 1917
Billed semi-apologetically as "Another Rupert Julian Production," The Savage is set in the Great Canadian Northwest. The daughter of a trading-post proprietor, Marie Louise (Ruth Clifford) is poised to marry Captain McKeever (Allan Sears) of the Mounties. But if the "savage" half-breed Julio Sandoval (Monroe Salisbury) has anything to say about it, the marriage will never take place. Intending to kidnap the heroine and carry her off to the mountains, Julio has a sudden change of heart and returns her to her father. Later on, Julio proves that he has utterly reformed by rescuing Captain McKeever from an ambush, losing his own life in the process. Up-and-coming Colleen Moore had a semi-comic role as the heroine's school chum. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1917
Although he is devoted to his sweet, gray-haired old mother (Ruby Lafayette), country boy John Standing (Rupert Julian) craves a different sort of female companionship. Only one problem: The object of his affections, wealthy Catherine Thurston (Ruth Clifford), barely knows that John is alive. Eventually, however, John wins Catherine's hand in marriage, and the two set up housekeeping in her lavish family mansion. When John's mother pays a visit, the nouveau riche hero snubs her and even tells Catherine that the old lady is his family nurse. Her heart cleft in twain, Mother Standing heads wearily home, but en route she makes the acquaintance of a kindly policeman. Apprised of John's snootishness, the cop takes it upon himself to bring mother and son back together -- by brute force, if necessary! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1917
The plot of The Mysterious Mr. Tiller hinged on a case of mistaken identity. Lady detective Clara Hawthorne (Ruth Clifford) spends most of the picture laboring under the assumption that Prentice Tiller (played by Rupert Julian), who also directed) is in cahoots with notorious thief Ramon Mordant (Frank Brownlee). Her mistrust of Tiller seems justified
when he knowingly permits Mordant to swoop down and pilfer a cache of rare jewels. But the mysterious Mr. Tiller turns out to have been working on the side of Right all along -- and when he recovers the jewels, he gallantly allows Clara to take credit for solving the case. Lest anyone complain that this synopsis gives away the ending, it should be noted that, so far as can be determined, The Mysterious Mr. Tiller no longer exists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
when he knowingly permits Mordant to swoop down and pilfer a cache of rare jewels. But the mysterious Mr. Tiller turns out to have been working on the side of Right all along -- and when he recovers the jewels, he gallantly allows Clara to take credit for solving the case. Lest anyone complain that this synopsis gives away the ending, it should be noted that, so far as can be determined, The Mysterious Mr. Tiller no longer exists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1917
Paul, a French artist (Douglas Gerrard), paints a portrait of country girl Mignon (Ruth Clifford), that wins a prize. He heads for the Latin Quarter of Paris, promising Mignon he will return, but he promptly forgets her. Mignon walks all the way to Paris, only to find Paul with another woman. She tries to kill herself, but she is saved by a rich man who dies shortly thereafter and leaves his fortune to her. Paul, meanwhile, loses himself in the high life, which quickly becomes the low life as he descends into an alcoholic stupor. But he's not hopeless, since his friends convince Mignon to come to his aid. She does and helps effect a cure. Gerrard both directed and acted in this film in the most cliched manner possible. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1917
Two men, "Tuolumne John" Silverwood (Rupert Julian, who also directed the film), and "Kentuck" Windfield Gordon (Harry Carter) are partners in a California mine. When an attempt is made on their claim by the Long brothers (Eddie Polo and Frank Lanning), Gordon is killed. Silverwood sends Gordon's daughter Nannie (Ruth Clifford) back home to Kentucky to live with her uncle, Henry Gordon (also played by Carter). But Uncle Henry has gotten remarried to a widow (Aurora Pratt) who has her own daughter, Rachel (Myrtle Reeves -- trivia buffs might like to know that she later became the wife of Oliver Hardy). Mrs. Gordon is very cruel to Nannie, but the girl is protected by mammy Aunt Chlorindy (Lucretia Harris). She sends Nannie to live with nice widow Mrs. Morgan (Gretchen Lederer), and eventually Nannie wins Tom Boiling (Emory Johnson) away from Rachel. When the pair are getting married, Silverwood arrives with a big present -- the fact that the mine has struck it big. This story, which took place in the 1860s, was loaded with comic touches involving "ignorant" Negro slaves -- the kind of stuff that people in the 1910s found amusing but today is justifiably considered highly offensive. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1917
With a title like Desire of the Moth, it was somewhat astonishing that this film's plotline had nothing to do with an innocent girl being drawn to the "flame" of sin and degradation. Instead, the story concerned a reformed horse thief named Christopher Fry, played by Monroe Salisbury. Upon announcing his intention to "go straight," Pringle is dry-gulched by his gang and left for dead. He is rescued, in more ways than one, by heroine Stella Vorhis (Ruth Clifford), whose fascination with Pringle very nearly results in her own demise. Rupert Julian, the film's director, played a colorful supporting character named "John Wesley Pringle." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1917
This sentimental and saccharin tale involves the self-sacrificing Polly (Ruth Clifford), who is obliged to take care of her younger brothers and sisters after the death of her inventor father. She goes to work for an illtempered old lady who has a charming young nephew, Chester Hollingsworth (Douglas Gerrard, who also directed). Chester comes between Polly and her employer; he ends up leaving home and Polly is fired. Polly goes to work at a hospital where Chester is taken after saving Polly's brothers and sisters from a burning building. He has been blinded and his sight can be restored only by an expensive operation. His aunt could afford to pay for it, but he has sworn that he will never accept money from her while she lives. Polly tracks down the aunt (whose demeanor by now has softened considerably) and tells her the situation, suggesting that the answer is for her to "die." So the aunt fakes her own death to give Chester the money for the operation. But she does not disappear -- she plays housekeeper for her nephew, and is there, smiling at him over Christmas dinner, when his bandages are finally removed. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1917
The Door Between was based on Anthony the Absolute, a novel by Samuel Merwyn. The story begins in Japan, where American musicologist Anthony Eckert (Monroe Salisbury) is busily collecting records of authentic Japanese folk songs. While thus preoccupied, Eckert makes the acquaintance of a drunkard who has vowed to track down and murder his errant wife. The scene shifts to a hotel in Beijing, China, where Anthony happens to hear a beautiful female voice emanating from an adjoining room. The voice belongs to Heloise (Ruth Clifford), who happens to be the estranged wife of the vengeful drunkard. When the latter shows up in Beijing to carry out his murder threat, he is stopped by Anthony. A fight ensues, with Anthony emerging as the winner. Thoroughly dejected, the husband thoughtfully kills himself, leaving Anthony free to marry Heloise -- and, as an afterthought, to introduce her splendid singing voice to the rest of the world. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1918
During World War I, Erich von Stroheim wasn't the only "man you loved to hate." Rupert Julian also proved pretty hateful as the title character in this picture, which he also directed. It's pure, black-and-white propaganda, with every German general a "von-something" and the Kaiser as evil as they come. Contrasted against these dark forces is the story of a modest Belgian family -- Marcas, the blacksmith (Elma Lincoln, his daughter Gabrielle (Ruth Clifford) and his young sons -- who find themselves at the mercy of history and the Germans. Although the Armistice wouldn't happen until eight months after this picture was released, Julian came up with a patriotically appropriate end to the war -- the Allies win and hand the Kaiser over to the Belgian people as a prisoner. Incidentally, a few years later, Julian and von Stroheim would have something else in common besides their portrayals of evil Huns -- in 1922, when director von Stroheim was fired from The Merry-Go-Round, Universal would hire Julian to take his place. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1918
A college-educated Native American (Monroe Salisbury) returns to his homeland to work on an irrigation project in this early silent western. He saves the boss's niece (Ruth Clifford) from being bitten by a tarantula, and the two fall in love. Although suffering from a nervous condition, she refuses to return to the healing desert with the Indian, who instead turns to kidnapping. Once in the wilderness, love blooms again, and the two are eventually married. Leading lady Clifford, a teenager when she made this film, told this author how uncomfortable she felt making cinematic love to the middle-aged, heavily made up Salisbury, whose toupee kept getting in the way. Despite those handicaps, the pair made half-a-dozen films together, mostly westerns. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
- 1918
Kenneth Harlan stars as the enigmatic Mr. Tiller, who may or may not be a notorious jewel thief. Eluding both criminals and the authorities alike, Tiller manages to restore a packet of valuable gems to their rightful owners. He also orchestrates the reformation of a fledgling gang moll, played by Ruth Clifford. The direction for Midnight Madness was credited to Rupert Julian, but the trade magazine Variety doubted this, noting that the film was far below Julian's usual standards. In this instance, however, Variety was wrong: Substandard though it may have been, the film was definitely a Rupert Julian production, and was in fact a sequel to his 1917 effort The Mysterious Mr. Tiller. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1918
After striking it rich in Alaska, Smith (Monroe Salisbury) is robbed of his gold by Amy (Betty Schade) and her partner (Sam deGrasse). He unsuccessfully pursues them through a snow storm and when he is finally saved by Harkness (Alfred Allen), he has been rendered mute from an injury. But Amy and Sam haven't gone very far and they decide to make Harkness their next victim -- easy enough since Smith can't talk and spill the beans (no one ever explains, however, why he doesn't write Harkness a note). Amy entices Harkness into marrying her, and after they are wed, he takes off for his claim. While he is away, his daughter Mary (Ruth Clifford) arrives and she believes that Smith and Amy are involved. Amy has a child and Mary believes Smith to be the father -- so does Harkness when he gets back, and he shoots Smith. But an Indian rounds up Amy and Sam and makes them 'fess up -- they're actually married to each other. Harkness lets them go for the sake of their child. Smith recovers from the gunshot wound and his voice is restored. But he doesn't have to say much, since his innocence has already been explained. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1918
In keeping with his usual modus operandi, Rupert Julian doubled as star and director of the Universal western Hungry Eyes. The plot centers around the efforts of horse thief Dale Revenal (Monroe Salisbury) to reform his ways after a lengthy jail term. Rancher's daughter Mary Jane Appleton (Ruth Clifford) tries to give Revenal a break by getting him a job on her father's spread. Revenel is appreciative, but he resists Mary Jane's efforts to "warm up" to him, falsely informing her that he has a wife and family in Arizona. Meanwhile, neighboring rancher Jack Nelda (H.A. Barrows), a scurrilous scoundrel, sets his sights on the fair Mary Jane. The heroine's father gives Nelda permission to wed Mary Jane, and it is at this point that John Silver (Rupert Julian), an old friend of the Appletons, enters the picture. Sizing up the situation, Silver tries to orchestrate a reconciliation between Mary Jane and Revenel, a task made easier when Nelda's cast-off mistress Bessie (Gretchen Lederer) wreaks vengeance upon the villain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1918
This romance came from Elsie Jane Wilson, one of several notable women film directors who worked during the 1910s (starting in the 1920s, and for the next 50 years or so, women film directors would become very much a rarity). As a child, Dale Aldis (Elizabeth Janes) has a short, sweet romance with little John Coventry (George Hupp). But Dale's family is rich and John, a poor boy, lives on an adjoining farm. Dale goes away to receive a convent education and she returns (to be played by Ruth Clifford) after the death of her mother. John has become a farmer (Edward Hearn) with ambitions to become a big vegetable producer. The two of them fall in love all over again, but then Dale's middle-aged guardian, Philip Leswing (Harry Von Meter), arrives. He too falls in love with Dale and he plots to get John out of the way by reminding her that the life of a farmer's wife is drab and unglamorous. Although Dale is accustomed to a certain privileged lifestyle, love wins over luxury, and John wins over Leswing. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1918
The last of director Rupert Julian's five 1918 releases, The Fires of Youth starred Ruth Clifford as Lucille, the neglected and misunderstood young wife of wealthy middle-ager John Linforth (Ralph Lewis). Out of boredom, Lucille begins spending time with Linforth's best friend Ronald Standish (George Fisher). At first, Linforth is happy that his wife has found a companion but soon begins to suspect that Lucille and Ronald are more than just chums. He is right, of course: the two young people have fallen desperately in love, but out of respect for her husband Lucille does not consummate the romance. This doesn't prevent an oily blackmailer from threatening to blow the whistle on Lucille and Ronald unless she pays up immediately. Hoping to spare her sweetheart a scandal, Lucille confesses all to her husband, promising to give up Ronald. But Linforth is more understanding than has been previously indicated, and he magnanimously offers to give Lucille a divorce -- and a huge cash settlement -- so that she can be free to wed the man she loves. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1918
This Western begins with Dan Stuyvesant (W.H. Bainbridge) on his way to record his claim. He is shot and gambler Jack Dedlow (Al Filson) decides to take a gang with him to jump the claim. But as they head for the cabin, so does Dago Sam (Monroe Salisbury), who has overheard them talking. At the cabin, they discover Stuyvesant's daughter Hilda (Ruth Clifford). The gang drags Hilda from her hiding place and they decide to draw for her. Sam insists to be let in on the draw, and then he dashes off with the girl. It turns out that Sam is pals with Hilda's sweetheart, Tom Flynn (Rupert Julian), and he intends to bring them back together. Before that can happen, however, there's a lot the usual riding and shooting found in unoriginal Western melodramas such as this one. Rupert Julian also directed the picture -- this was a lesser vehicle from a lesser silent film talent. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1919
This picture opens up with a prologue in which pirate Jean Lafitte (Monroe Salisbury) has just hauled in some loot from a ship. He's also hauled in a girl (Ruth Clifford) and her lover (Jack Mower). She offers to willingly give herself to Lafitte if he spares her lover. He refuses and makes the man walk the plank. Angrily the girl throws a curse on Lafitte and his descendants, swearing that none of them will ever know a woman's love. Cut to the present day (or at least the late 1910s, when the film was made): artist Paul Winthrop (Mower) thinks that Joe, a pearl diver (Salisbury), has an interesting face and paints him in the garb of a pirate. This strikes a familiar chord for Joe, who not long afterwards finds Lafitte's buried treasure. Now that he's financially independent, he travels to New York to see Paul. Paul is in love with Lily Demarest (Clifford), but her parents want her to marry the wealthy Robert Spurr (Clyde Fillmore). Paul is too timid to assert himself, so Joe offers to kidnap Lily for him. But after he does the deed, he decides to keep her for himself. When he hears Lily crying for Paul, however, it strikes something in his distant memory so he finally relents and brings her to the man she loves. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1919
Ann Reid (Ruth Clifford) is your average, everyday small town girl who comes to the city to make it. Egged on by her enthusiastic friends and family, she tries to become an opera singer in New York, but the auditions bring her no luck and it's not long before her money has run out. Dolly (Carmen Phillips), a cigarette girl who lives in the room next to Ann, overhears her sobs and offers to help her out. She gets Ann a job at Balvini's Cabaret, where she works. There, she meets Ted Vane (Ashton Dearholt), a young man with an aristocratic background. He falls hard for Ann, much to the horror of his mother. Ted's father is a little more reasonable and he suggests that his son bring Ann to a weekend party they are having in their country home. Ann, not wanting to be the cause of all this family discord, scandalizes everyone at the party with her worldly behavior, thus breaking up her romance. But Ted finds out that Ann's act was just that -- an act, and he goes searching for her. He walks in just as Ann is fighting off the advances of her boss Balvini (Harry V. Meter). He asks Ann to come marry him, and she, knowing that he truly loves her, accepts. The Cabaret Girl was standard, mediocre program fare for its day. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1919
This comedy was the last film directed by cinema pioneer Elsie Jane Wilson. Ruth Clifford plays Ruth Elliott, who travels to the big city, determined to forge a career as an artist. Because she writes home of her exciting life and marvelous successes, her friend, Mildred Colburn (Mildred Lee), is dying to come out and visit. Ruth, of course, has been spinning tall tales this whole time and is in a panic over what to do. Her answer is to spend her last 15 dollars on an automobile tour, and she begs the chauffeur, Peter Neyland (Al Ray), to pose as her employee. They show Mildred a wonderful time, but it turns out that she is planning to stay for a whole week. With Neyland's help, Ruth continues her ruse, although it almost lands the both of them in jail. In the end, she finds romance with Neyland who, it happens, is not a chauffeur at all, but comes from a wealthy family. Wilson, who was married to fellow director Rupert Julian, gave up her career once she finished this picture, claiming that directing was a man's work. Her words have been proven wrong by a number of female film directors ever since. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1922
Like many an aspiring star before him, canine actor Rin Tin Tin freelanced for various studios, playing supporting roles before landing a contract with one of the majors. Rin Tin Tin performed in this undistinguished Northwoods drama from F.B.O. the year before he (or, rather, his trainer, Lee Duncan) signed a contract with Warner Brothers. Rinty, as he was fondly known by his co-workers, can be seen attacking a pair of thugs who are after the hero, Tom O'Day (Johnny Walker). Tom's father, Barry (Wilbur Higby), lives at a lonely trading post up north and is constantly in fear the post's factor (Harry Von Meter), who has threatened to turn him in to the Mounted Police for a murder committed many years before. Tom loves the factor's ward, Dawn (Ruth Clifford), but the factor does everything he can to keep the young couple apart. After overhearing a conversation, Tom does some research and discovers that it was the factor, not his father, who committed the murder. Justice is duly served, and Tom and Dawn are finally free to be together. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Johnnie Walker, Wilbur Higby, (more)
- 1922
Future Judge Hardy Lewis Stone plays a restless middle-aged man in this drama. After 20 years of marriage, Mary Emerson (Cleo Madison) treats her husband, John (Stone), more like a son than a spouse, so it's no wonder that a fresh young thing by the name of Gloria Sanderson (Ruth Clifford) catches his eye. Rejuvenated by Gloria's attention, Emerson takes her on dates to the races and attends the most fashionable cabarets. Somehow he manages to evade her inquiries into his marital status. Emerson decides that he is in love with Gloria, so he writes Mary a letter saying that he will not be returning to her. He only realizes his foolishness when he discovers Gloria in the arms of another man -- her fiancé. In a panic he tries to retrieve the letter he wrote, but discovers it is already on its way. In a mad dash, he drives his car in front of the train, which stops after smashing the car to bits. Emerson uses this opportunity to get on the train. He arrives home ahead of the letter, in time for the wedding of his daughter, Ruth (Edith Roberts). Mary, however, manages to get her hands on the letter, but instead of being upset over it, she realizes that her behavior is, in good part, to blame. A reconciliation between husband and wife follows. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cleo Madison, Edith Roberts, (more)
- 1923
This society drama only existed to give moviegoers of the Roaring Twenties a chance to see the wealthy behave scandalously in luxurious surroundings. Gerald Walden (Gaston Glass) and Maud Barhyte (Miriam Cooper), members of high society, become engaged. While Paris, they are invited to a party thrown by Sally Malakoff (Ruth Clifford), who was once Walden's childhood sweetheart. Sally married Count Malakoff (Stuart Holmes) only to please her mother (Truly Shattuck), and she is scheming to get Walden back. She arranges it so that Maud is put in a compromising position with her unwanted husband, and Walden fights a duel with him. In the ensuing scandal, Sally divorces the Count and weds Walden, who believes that Maud doesn't love him anymore. But when he finds out about Sally's machinations, she commits suicide, and he is once again free to marry Maud. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miriam Cooper, Gaston Glass, (more)
- 1923
During his tenure with the Fox studios, John Gilbert was cast in every imaginable role a male lead could have. He was Marco Polo, Cameo Kirby, and here he's the title character of this adventure, which comes by its mythical kingdom theme honestly -- it was based on a novel by George Barr McCutcheon. Truxton King is a dashing American who comes to Graustark in search of adventure. There is treachery afoot in the kingdom, and at first the royal family believes he is a spy. But King discovers a plot to murder six-year-old Prince Robin (Mickey Moore), and becomes the boy's protector. He not only saves the young prince, but also his beautiful aunt, Lorraine (Ruth Clifford). In spite of all attempts by the revolutionaries, King almost single-handedly keeps them from overthrowing the royals, and his efforts win him Lorraine's hand. Gilbert would remain stuck on the Fox treadmill for another year and a half after this picture was made. He would only find true stardom when he went over to {@Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Gilbert, Ruth Clifford, (more)
- 1923
Even though this Western used the convenient "dream" premise, it still managed to please audiences. Cowboy Tod Musgrave (Charles Jones, who hadn't yet added "Buck" to his stage name) and his pal Del Hawkins (Maurice Flynn) steal a ride on a train after being kicked out of a saloon. The conductor (George Siegmann) throws them off when he discovers they have no tickets, and the two men swear revenge. While waiting on a station bench for the train to return, Musgrave and Hawkins both fall asleep. The train arrives and Musgrave and Hawkins board it. As Musgrave is giving the conductor a sound thrashing, Hawkins robs the train. When Musgrave protests, Hawkins knocks him unconscious and plants some of the money on him. As a result, Musgrave is arrested as the thief and sentenced to prison. He proves to be a model inmate, helping to quell a riot, which earns him the admiration of Dorothy Owen, who is friends with the warden's daughter (Ruth Clifford). Through reading a newspaper, Musgrave finds out that Hawkins has bought a ranch and is engaged to Dorothy. He escapes from prison to warn Dorothy of Hawkins' true nature. She goes with him to a mountain cabin and Hawkins follows. The three of them are then buried in an avalanche. Hawkins confesses, and when the sheriff (Charles K. French) digs them out, Musgrave makes him go to prison in his place. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charles "Buck" Jones, Maurice B. Flynn, (more)
- 1923
Danny O'Rourke (Kenneth Harlan) is the son of a cop who died in the line of duty. His sweetheart is Maggie Muldoon (Colleen Moore), whose father (Tom McGuire) is a police lieutenant. Danny is looking forward to joining the force, but to the disappointment of his mother (Myrtle Vane), he fails his examinations. Danny neglects his sweetheart in favor of society girl Miriam Welton (Ruth Clifford), who is doing settlement work. Danny's sister, Shannon (Priscilla Bonner), is arrested for shoplifting, and Danny takes up prize fighting to save her. He works his way up to the championship, but it turns out the fight is rigged. Although he announces this fact, the fight goes on and he is soundly licked. But all is not lost -- it turns out that a mistake was made with Danny's examination papers and he is able to join the police force after all. And Maggie is waiting faithfully for him. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kenneth Harlan, Colleen Moore, (more)
