X Marks the Spot (1931)
REPORTER ON BAIL TO TRAIL MURDER CLEWS
72 min
The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay for an operation, otherwise his young sister will be crippled for life. The desperate reporter is finally able to get the cash from a shady acquaintance, Riggs. Eight years later in New York, circumstances conspire to place the reporter as the number one suspect in the murder of a showgirl. With no witness or alibi, the reporter devises a plan to smoke out the real culprit. A meeting is arranged under the cover of night and to the surprise of both men, the murderer is Riggs. Out of gratitude for past generosity to his sister, the reporter agrees not to expose Riggs, however unwittingly leads the police to him! Riggs is found guilty, and a dramatic scene in the courthouse ensues.
- Data de estreia
- 13 de dezembro de 1931
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Lew Cody como George Howard
- Sally Blane como Sue Taylor
- Wallace Ford como Ted Lloyd
- Mary Nolan como Vivyan Parker
- Fred Kohler como Edward P. Riggs
- Charles Middleton como Detective Kirby
- Virginia Lee Corbin como Hortense
- Joyce Coad como Gloria Lloyd
- Richard Tucker como Prosecutor Walter
- Clarence Muse como Eustace Brown
Equipe
- Erle C. Kenton · Diretor(a)
- Warren Duff · Roteirista
- Gordon Kahn · Roteirista
- Arthur Reed · Diretor(a) de fotografia