Helen Lowell

Gangster Buck Gordon hopes his son Nick will follow in his criminal footsteps, but his efforts are foiled by his ex-wife, who has married Governor Bancroft (Standing). Furious, Buck blackmails his ex-wife, threatening to expose her shady past to her new husband. Nick comes to his mother's aid by shooting and killing his father, but refuses to give a motive, even when he is sentenced to hang for the crime. Based on the play, "The Noose."

A vile gangster pushes Brown toward a life of crime, ordering him to kill a horse jockey. He refuses. The crook tells Brown, who's oblivious to his real parents, that he is his dad and that the Governor's wife is his mom! Brown guns him down and is soon sentenced to hang. Drake, as Brown's gal pal, is precious. Gleckler is great as his slimy dad. Based on a Broadway play.

A vile gangster pushes Brown toward a life of crime, ordering him to kill a horse jockey. He refuses. The crook tells Brown, who's oblivious to his real parents, that he is his dad and that the Governor's wife is his mom! Brown guns him down and is soon sentenced to hang. Drake, as Brown's gal pal, is precious. Gleckler is great as his slimy dad. Based on a Broadway play.

Gangster Buck Gordon hopes his son Nick will follow in his criminal footsteps, but his efforts are foiled by his ex-wife, who has married Governor Bancroft (Standing). Furious, Buck blackmails his ex-wife, threatening to expose her shady past to her new husband. Nick comes to his mother's aid by shooting and killing his father, but refuses to give a motive, even when he is sentenced to hang for the crime. Based on the play, "The Noose."