Crooked Alley

Crooked Alley

Crooked Alley

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Crooked Alley

1923

0h 50m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Reformed criminal Boston Blackie is outraged when a judge refuses to grant a pardon for a dying friend. He hires Norine, his now-dead friend's daughter, to get to the judge through his son Rudy. However, things don't work out quite as Blackie had planned.

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Universal Pictures

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5 featured cast members

Starring

Thomas Carrigan

Thomas Carrigan

Boston Blackie

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

Norine Tyrell / Olive Sloan

Tom Guise

Tom Guise

Judge Milnar

Owen Gorin

Rudy Milnar

Al Hart

Al Hart

Kaintuck

Creative team

Directed by: Robert F. Hill
Written by: Jack Boyle
Robert F. Hill

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