Crooked Straight
{{short description|1919 film by Jerome Storm}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Crooked Straight
| image = Charles Ray Crooked Straight Film Daily 1919.png
| alt =
| caption = Advertisement for film
| director = Jerome Storm
| producer = Thomas H. Ince
| screenplay = Julien Josephson
| starring = Charles Ray
Wade Boteler
Margery Wilson
Gordon Mullen
Otto Hoffman
| music =
| cinematography = Chester A. Lyons
| editing =
| studio = Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1919|11|9}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Crooked Straight is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Charles Ray, Wade Boteler, Margery Wilson, Gordon Mullen, and Otto Hoffman. The film was released on November 9, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CrookedStraight1919.html|title=Progressive Silent Film List: Crooked Straight|work=silentera.com|accessdate=16 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=15345|title=Crooked Straight|work=afi.com|accessdate=16 January 2015}} It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Plot
“A youth comes to the city and is the victim of crooks. He is left by them penniless and discouraged. Driven to desperation, he becomes a safe-cracker himself, but in the end, of course, returns to honest living and marries the heroine.” The New York Times, October 20, 1919. p. 13
Cast
- Charles Ray as Ben Trimble
- Wade Boteler as Spark Nelson
- Margery Wilson as Vera Owen
- Gordon Mullen as Chick Larrabee
- Otto Hoffman as Lucius Owen
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Crooked Straight}}
- {{IMDb title|0189453|Crooked Straight}}
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Jerome Storm
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language drama films
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