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The Drag Net

60% | May 01, 1928 | Crime, Drama

Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader. Setting out to get Trent, Nolan moves in on his hideout, assisted by his friend 'Shakespeare.' Trent kills Shakespeare, but makes Nolan believe it is his shot that has done so. Nolan resigns his commission and becomes a drunk. Found unconscious by Trent, he is offered as the pièce de résistance at a gangland banquet which 'The Magpie' attends. A lost film.

Featured Crew

Josef von Sternberg
Director
Helen Lewis
Editor

Cast

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George Bancroft
Two-Gun Nolan
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William Powell
Dapper Frank Trent
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Evelyn Brent
The Magpie
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Fred Kohler
'Gabby' Steve
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Francis McDonald
Sniper Dawson

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