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The Drag Net

May 1, 1928 · 1h 20m
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Crime
Drama

PLOT

Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader. Setting out to get Trent, Nolan moves in on his hideout, assisted by his friend 'Shakespeare.' Trent kills Shakespeare, but makes Nolan believe it is his shot that has done so. Nolan resigns his commission and becomes a drunk. Found unconscious by Trent, he is offered as the pièce de résistance at a gangland banquet which 'The Magpie' attends. A lost film.

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CAST

George Bancroft
Two-Gun Nolan
William Powell
Dapper Frank Trent
Evelyn Brent
The Magpie
Fred Kohler
'Gabby' Steve
Francis McDonald
Sniper Dawson
Leslie Fenton
Shakespeare
Directed by Josef von Sternberg

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Country
US

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