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6.8/10
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A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.
- Awards
- 1 win
James A. Marcus
- Jim Conway
- (as James Marcus)
Harry McCoy
- Owen - Age 17
- (as H. McCoy)
Peggy Barn
- Woman
- (uncredited)
William Dyer
- Drunk Friend of Jim Conway
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMost of the extras in this film were real locals from the Bowery area, as well as from Hell's Kitchen, and had never appeared before in films. Most of the gangster characters were actual gangsters in real life.
- Quotes
District Attorney Ames: Very fine and loyal, my boy, but you can't save your friend, and you have lost whatever chance you had - with her.
- Crazy creditsThere is no cast list during the opening credits or at the end. Actors, however, are credited by intertitles as they appear within the movie, and that is used for the IMDb cast ordering. Actors never mentioned are marked uncredited.
- Alternate versionsKino International released a version which runs 72 minutes and contains an uncredited piano score.
Featured review
Despite its age, Raoul Walsh's first film is very watchable today.
By the standards of its time, this is a better than average film, and it is still watchable, even though the social and cinematic conventions of 1915 may make it rather quaint to some viewers. Still, the theme about a good woman regenerating a rascal is not unusual today, and here it is told with coherence and simplicity.
One may find the acting style quaint, too, but some of the worst excesses of the silent days are avoided for the most part. Perhaps we can thank young Raoul for that. The editing is choppy, but that may be due to losses over the years, and it may vary depending on the print or tape translation one sees.
One may find the acting style quaint, too, but some of the worst excesses of the silent days are avoided for the most part. Perhaps we can thank young Raoul for that. The editing is choppy, but that may be due to losses over the years, and it may vary depending on the print or tape translation one sees.
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- Возрождение
- Filming locations
- Hudson River, Nyack, New York, USA(burning of the excursion barge)
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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