Police Court

Unrated

2/19/19321h 3m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

A once great stage and screen actor has fallen from fame because of his alcoholism; his young son is determined to see his father "make good" again.

Director:

Louis King

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

alcoholism
dissipation

Cast

Henry B. Walthall

~ as ~

Nathaniel "Nat" Barry

Leon Janney

~ as ~

Nathaniel "Junior" Barry Jr.

Aileen Pringle

~ as ~

Diana McCormick

Lionel Belmore

~ as ~

Albert Furman

King Baggot

~ as ~

Harry Field

Edmund Breese

~ as ~

Judge Robert Webster

Al St. John

~ as ~

Skid

Walter James

~ as ~

Cappy Hearn

Al Bridge

~ as ~

Bud Osborne

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
This film is real only noteworthy for the charming effort of the 15 year old Vaudeville star Leon Janney ("Junior") who is desperate to impress his down-at-heel actor father "Nat" (Henry Walthall). The latter was once a formidable presence on stage and screen, but fell foul of alcohol and the law, and is now little better than a drunk. The young "Junior" is determined to fight to get his old man back on his feet - despite a general scepticism from all around, and the older man's apparent penchant for self-destruction. It runs too much to melodrama, the direction tries to create an atmosphere with too many lingering close ups and the writing is sometimes really pretty cringeworthy. That said, the sentiment is not overplayed by the young Janney - indeed, at times it is actually quite touching - and there is quite a fun cameo from erstwhile film director King Baggot as "Henry Field". One of these films that you watch and then forget, I'm afraid...