Skyscraper
STANDING IN THE HOOK
1928 · 68 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama
Blondy and Swede are gruff best friends who build skyscrapers. Blondy gets sweet on a girl he saves from a falling beam, Sally, but when he is injured in an accident and temporarily crippled, he rejects her. Swede tries every desperate measure to get Blondy to fight back, to try to walk, even masquerading as stealing Sally away from him.
Directed by Howard Higgin · Written by Elliott J. Clawson
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William Boyd Blondy -
Alan Hale Slim Strede -
Sue Carol Sally -
Alberta Vaughn Jane -
Wesley Barry Redhead - K Kusell's Dancing Debutantes Dancers
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Paul Weigel Redhead's father
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