The Noose

• Director: John Francis Dillon
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Crime Drama, Melodrama
• Themes: Fathers and Sons, Blackmail, Mothers and Sons
• Main Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Montagu Love, Jay Eaton, Lina Basquette
• Release Year: 1928
• Country: US
• Run Time: 8rl minutes

Plot

The Noose was based on a story by H. H. Van Loan -- or rather, the play adapted from that story by Willard Mack. Cheap crook Nickie Elkins (Richard Barthelmess) is the son of equally dishonest Buck Gordon (Montague Love). When his ex-wife (Alice Joyce) marries Governor Bancroft (Robert T. Haines), Gordon sees an opportunity for blackmail. To save his mother from disgrace, Elkins kills his own father. The outcome of the story is in the hands of poor Mrs. Bancroft: If she tells the truth, she will cause the ruination of her husband's political ambitions; if she remains silent, her son will be hanged. Strong dramatic support is provided by Lina Basquette as Nickie's faithful sweetheart Dot. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Richard Barthelmess - Nickie Elkins
• Montagu Love - Buck Gordon
• Jay Eaton - Tommy
• Lina Basquette - Dot

Thelma Todd - Phyllis; Ed Brady - Seth McMillan; Fred Warren - Dave; Alice Joyce - Mrs. Bancroft; Robert T. Haines - Governor; Ernest Hilliard - Craig; Emile Chautard - Priest; Romaine Fielding - Judge; Yola D'Avril - cabaret girl; Corliss Palmer - cabaret girl; Kay English - cabaret girl; Charles Giblyn - Bill Chase; Robert E. O'Connor - Jim Conley; William Walling - Warden

Credit

John Francis Dillon - Director, Jack Dennis - Editor, Henry Hobart - Producer, Garrett Graham - Intertitle Writer, Willard Mack - Screenwriter, James O'Donohue - Screenwriter, Willard Mack - Play Author, H.H. VanLoan - Play Author