Shooting Straight (1930)
Dix at his best in a dramatic romance that will thrill woman, hearten men and gladden youngsters with the greatest fight ever screened.
A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.
- Date of release
- 1930-07-20
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- George Archainbaud
Casting
- Richard Dix — Larry Sheldon / Ted Walters
- Mary Lawlor — Doris Powell
- James Neill — Reverend Powell
- Matthew Betz — Ace Martin / Ed Winters
- George Cooper — Chick
- William Janney — Tommy Powell
- Robert Emmett O'Connor — Detective Regan
- Clarence Wertz — Stevens
- Eddie Sturgis — Spike
- Dick Curtis — Butch
- Mischa Auer — Frenchie
- James Eagles — Young Craps Player
Interesting facts
Shooting Straight is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film, directed by George Archainbaud and starring the early RKO staple Richard Dix and Mary Lawlor. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, from Wallace Smith's adaptation of a story by Barney A. Sarecky. It was one of the films that earned a positive return for RKO that year, turning a profit of $30,000.
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