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Drama

Police Court

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A once great stage and screen actor has fallen from fame because of his alcoholism; his young son is determined to see his father "make good" again.

Release Date : 1932-02-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : I.E. Chadwick Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Henry B. Walthall

Character Name : Nathaniel "Nat" Barry

Original Name : Henry B. Walthall

Gender : Male

Leon Janney

Character Name : Nathaniel "Junior" Barry Jr.

Original Name : Leon Janney

Gender : Male

Aileen Pringle

Character Name : Diana McCormick

Original Name : Aileen Pringle

Gender : Female

Lionel Belmore

Character Name : Albert Furman

Original Name : Lionel Belmore

Gender : Male

King Baggot

Character Name : Harry Field

Original Name : King Baggot

Gender : Male

Edmund Breese

Character Name : Judge Robert Webster

Original Name : Edmund Breese

Gender : Male

Al St. John

Character Name : Skid

Original Name : Al St. John

Gender : Male

Walter James

Character Name : Cappy Hearn

Original Name : Walter James

Gender : Male

Al Bridge

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

Bud Osborne

Character Name :

Original Name : Bud Osborne

Gender : Male

Paul Panzer

Character Name : Movie Actor

Original Name : Paul Panzer

Gender : Male

Natalie Joyce

Character Name : Actress

Original Name : Natalie Joyce

Gender : Female

Jack Richardson

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Richardson

Gender : Male

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Character Name :

Original Name : Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

This film is real only noteworthy for the charming effort of the 15 year old Vaudeville star Leon Janney ("Junior") who is desperate to impress his down-at-heel actor father "Nat" (Henry Walthall). The latter was once a formidable presence on stage and screen, but fell foul of alcohol and the law, and is now little better than a drunk. The young "Junior" is determined to fight to get his old man back on his feet - despite a general scepticism from all around, and the older man's apparent penchant for self-destruction. It runs too much to melodrama, the direction tries to create an atmosphere with too many lingering close ups and the writing is sometimes really pretty cringeworthy. That said, the sentiment is not overplayed by the young Janney - indeed, at times it is actually quite touching - and there is quite a fun cameo from erstwhile film director King Baggot as "Henry Field". One of these films that you watch and then forget, I'm afraid...