Crooked Streets (1920)
Gail Ellis, a secretary, accompanies Professor Silas Griswold and his wife to China on an expedition to acquire antique vases. Curiosity draws her to the Shanghai slums where, unknown to Gail, her driver is participating in a scheme to abduct her. Gail escapes, but in the process is accosted by drunken sailors. Luckily, Rupert O'Dare, a young Englishman, is nearby and rescues Gail. He escorts her back to the hotel where he discloses his identity as a British secret service agent and proceeds to arrest the Griswolds for smuggling opium in antique vases. Gail then reveals herself as a member of the United States Secret Service and the two agents fall in love.
- Date of release
- 1920-08-08
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Paul Powell
Casting
- Ethel Clayton — Gail Ellis
- Jack Holt — Rupert O'Dare
- Clyde Fillmore — Lawrence Griswold
- Clarence Geldart — Silas Griswold
- Josephine Crowell — Mrs. Griswold
- Fred Starr
Interesting facts
Crooked Streets is a 1920 American silent drama spy film directed by Paul Powell and produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is one of star Ethel Clayton's rare surviving silent films with a copy at the Library of Congress. The film is based on a short story, "Dinner at Eight", by Samuel Merwin.
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