The Street of Sin
The successor to "The Way of All Flesh"---and a worthy one! Jannings' third American-made picture -- and twice as good as the first!
"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth. Attracted to Elizabeth (although he is engaged to a street girl named Annie), Bill confesses to a bank robbery, has a spiritual revelation, and decides to go straight. His cast-off sweetheart reports him to the police; then, contrite, she warns Bill of the impending danger. Bill is captured immediately, but he escapes and sacrifices his life to save Elizabeth and the Salvation Army nursery when the rest of the gang use them as a human barricade against the police.
Directed by Mauritz Stiller · Written by Benjamin Glazer
Cast
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Emil Jannings Basher Bill -
Fay Wray Elizabeth -
Olga Baclanova Annie - Ernest W. Johnson Mr. Smith
- George Kotsonaros Iron Mike
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John Gough Crony of Basher Bill - Johnnie Morris Crony of Basher Bill
- John Burdette Publican
- Douglas Haig
- Kid Broad Mug (uncredited)
- Jack Herrick Mug (uncredited)
- Joseph Herrick Mug (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
4h 36m together
The Street of Sin
The Saga of Gösta Berling
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