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The People vs. Nancy Preston

"A vivid melodrama of underworld life."
Nov 1, 1925 · 1h 10m
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Drama

PLOT

After her ex-convict husband Bill is killed in a bank robbery, Nancy Preston and her young son Bubsy are protected by Mike Horgan, a former friend from Sing Sing. Mike is wrongfully jailed, and Nancy—falsely accused of murdering a criminal fence who tried to abuse her—goes on the run. Mike breaks out of prison to join Nancy in a small town where he practices medicine under his real name, Stafford. When a persistent detective tracks them down, he falls ill, gets nursed back to health by the pair, has a change of heart, and proves Nancy's innocence so she and Mike can marry.

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CAST

Marguerite De La Motte
Nancy Preston
John Bowers
Mike Horgan
Frankie Darro
Bubsy
David Butler
Bill Preston
William V. Mong
Pasquale
Alphonse Ethier
Tierney
Edgar Kennedy
Gloomy Gus
Gertrude Short
Agnes
Directed by Tom Forman

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Hunt Stromberg Productions
Country
US

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