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The Noose

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Nickie (Richard Barthelmess), a small-time criminal, lives with his father, Buck (Montagu Love), a ruthless gangster. One day Buck reveals that Nickie's birth mother is actually Mrs. Bancroft (Alice Joyce), the wife of the governor, and that he intends to blackmail her by revealing Nickie's existence. Nickie protects the mother he has never known by killing the only father he has ever had. Eventually, he is arrested and sentenced to hang, and only a word from the governor can save him.

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steve d A really unpleasant story. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nickie (Richard Barthelmess), a small-time criminal, lives with his father, Buck (Montagu Love), a ruthless gangster. One day Buck reveals that Nickie's birth mother is actually Mrs. Bancroft (Alice Joyce), the wife of the governor, and that he intends to blackmail her by revealing Nickie's existence. Nickie protects the mother he has never known by killing the only father he has ever had. Eventually, he is arrested and sentenced to hang, and only a word from the governor can save him.
Director
John Francis Dillon
Producer
Henry Hobart
Distributor
First National Pictures Inc.
Production Co
First National Pictures
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 29, 1928, Original
Runtime
1h 15m