Dark Streets
Dark Streets is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code crime film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Jack Mulhall and Lila Lee. The film was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Mulhall purportedly plays the first dual role attempted in talking pictures.
Plot
Pat and Danny McGlone (both played by Jack Mulhall) are twin brothers raised by Mrs. Dean (Aggie Herring), a longtime family friend. Though inseparable in childhood, the brothers have grown into very different men. Pat, steady and honest, follows in their late father's footsteps and becomes a policeman. Danny, reckless and ambitious, falls in with a gang of criminals. Despite their opposing paths, both are in love with Mrs. Dean's daughter, Katie (Lila Lee). While Katie is torn between the two, Danny's flashy lifestyle—complete with a car and easy money—gives him the upper hand.
More details
| author | Bradley King |
|---|---|
| director | Frank Lloyd |
| editor | Edward Schroeder |
| genre | crime |
| keywords | abandoned building beat build chill cut easy money even family friend flee gang member hear kill machine gun shadow twin brother wait warn wound |
| productionCompany | First National Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. |