Alias French Gertie (1930)
A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a nocturnal search for a cache of valuables, she is interrupted by another safecracker. Narrowly escaping arrest, they decide to pool their talents, but she gets the urge to reform and encourages him to do the same.
- Date of release
- 1930-04-20
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- George Archainbaud
Casting
- Bebe Daniels — Gertie Jones
- Ben Lyon — Jimmy Hartigan
- Robert Emmett O'Connor — Detective Kelcey
- Daisy Belmore — Mrs. Matson
- John Ince — William Matson
- Betty Pierce — Nellie
- Maude Turner Gordon — Mrs. Barton
- Nella Walker — Morton's Wife
- Charles Giblyn — Morton
- Eddy Chandler — Motorcycle Cop
- Ray Cooke — Office Boy
- Charles K. French — Appelgetzer
Interesting facts
Alias French Gertie is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by George Archainbaud from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based upon the unproduced play The Chatterbox by Bayard Veiller. The film stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, who were making their first on-screen appearance together. A copy of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
Production
Alias French Gertie is the first film to feature both Daniels and Lyon. They were married a short time later in June 1930, and they remained married until Daniels' death in 1971.
The film was a remake of the 1925 FBO silent film Smooth as Satin, starring Evelyn Brent and Bruce Gordon and directed by Ralph Ince.
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