The Mouthpiece (1932)
He sold his soul to criminals and willed his honor to the devil!
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
- Date of release
- 1932-03-21
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- James Flood, Elliott Nugent
Casting
- Warren William — Vincent 'Vince' Day
- Sidney Fox — Celia Farraday
- Aline MacMahon — Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary
- John Wray — Mr. Barton
- Mae Madison — Elaine
- Ralph Ince — J.B. Roscoe
- Morgan Wallace — E.A. Smith
- Guy Kibbee — Bartender
- J. Carrol Naish — Tony Rocco
- Walter Walker — District Attorney Forbes
- Stanley Fields — Mr. Pondapolis
- Murray Kinnell — Thompson, Day's Butler
Interesting facts
The Mouthpiece is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film starring Warren William and directed by James Flood and Elliott Nugent. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is currently available on DVD in the Forbidden Hollywood series.
Production
Elliott Nugent was a writer and actor who had just written a Broadway flop when he received an offer to direct The Mouthpiece at Warners. Nugent wrote, "A youngish man named James Flood was assigned as my co-director. He had directed silent pictures but had never done a talkie. The understanding was that I was in charge of rehearsing the actors and okaying the take to be used, and Flood was in charge of the camera setups.
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