The Noose (film)

The Noose
The Noose
	Lobby card
Directed by	John Francis Dillon
Written by	James T. O'Donohoe (adaptation); Garrett Graham (titles)
Story by	H.H. Van Sloan
Based on	The Noose; by Willard Mack and H.H. Van Sloan
Produced by	Henry Hobart; Richard A. Rowland
Starring	Richard Barthelmess
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	Jack Dennis
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	January 29, 1928;
Running time	8 reels (7,331 feet) 65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Noose is an American silent drama film adaptation of the Willard Mack play The Noose, which was released in 1928 by First National Pictures. It stars Richard Barthelmess, Montagu Love, Robert Emmett O'Connor, and Thelma Todd. It was directed by John Francis Dillon and Richard Barthelmess's performance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The movie was adapted by Garrett Graham and James T. O'Donohoe from the play. The play was also the basis of the Paramount Pictures film I'd Give My Life (1936).^[1]

Cast[edit]

Richard Barthelmess as Nickie Elkins
Montagu Love as Buck Gordon
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Jim Conley
Jay Eaton as Tommy
Lina Basquette as Dot
Thelma Todd as Phyllis
Ed Brady as Seth McMillan
Fred Warren as Dave, Pianist
Alice Joyce as Mrs. Bancroft
Will Walling as Warden (credited as William Walling)
Robert T. Haines as Governor
Ernest Hilliard as Craig
Emile Chautard as Priest
Romaine Fielding as Judge
Yola d'Avril as Cabaret Girl

uncredited

William B. Davidson as Bill Chase
Mike Donlin as Waiter
Joseph W. Girard as Captain of the Guards
Bob Kortman as Death Row Convict
Ivan Linow as Death Row Convict
Charles McMurphy as Bar Patron
Monte Montague as Guard
George H. Reed as Death Row Inmate
Hector Sarno as Rival Hood
Harry Semels as Waiter
Charles Sullivan as Head Waiter

Preservation[edit]

A print of The Noose is located at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.^[2]^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Progressive Silent Film List: The Noose at silentera.com
^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) National Film Preservation Board (January 2021) - (Current as of 02.04.2021)" (PDF). LOC.GOV. February 4, 2021. Some recent "finds" now removed from this list:...

External links[edit]

The Noose at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Lobby poster
Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
Stills and lobby card at the Alice Joyce website

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[SilentEra-1] Progressive Silent Film List: The Noose at silentera.com

[2] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) National Film Preservation Board (January 2021) - (Current as of 02.04.2021)" (PDF). LOC.GOV. February 4, 2021. Some recent "finds" now removed from this list:...

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