The Mighty (1929)
75 min
In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their beloved son had died in his arms during a battle. The major then falls in love with the late soldier's sister and decides to accept a position in town as the new police commissioner.
- Release date
- November 16, 1929
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- George Bancroft as Blake Greeson
- Esther Ralston as Louise Patterson
- Warner Oland as Sterky
- Raymond Hatton as Dogey Franks
- Dorothy Revier as Mayme
- Morgan Farley as Jerry Patterson
- O.P. Heggie as J.K. Patterson
- Charles Sellon as The Mayor
- E.H. Calvert as Major General
- John Cromwell as Mr. Jamieson
Crew
- John Cromwell · Director
- Grover Jones · Writer
- Robert N. Lee · Writer
- Herman J. Mankiewicz · Writer
- William Slavens McNutt · Writer
- J. Roy Hunt · Cinematographer
- Otho Lovering · Editor
- George Nicholls Jr. · Editor