Prisoners (1929)
All the colour of Viennese night life, plus the dazzling beauty of the Divine Lady of the Screen
1929 · NR · 1h 27m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Prisoners was released as a part-talking, part-silent feature. An Austrian showgirl working in a cabaret moonlights as a thief. When she is caught in the act, a young lawyer offers to defend her. Unfortunately, he loses the case, causing her to spend several months in jail.
Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: Forrest Halsey, Ferenc Molnár
Cinematography: Lee Garmes
Editor: LeRoy Stone
Cast
Corinne Griffith as Riza RigaIan Keith as Nicholas CathyOtto Matieson as SebfiBaron Hesse as KoreJulanne Johnston as LenkeAnne Schaefer as Aunt MariaBela Lugosi as Brottos--Nightclub OwnerCharles Clary as Warden RimmerJean Laverty as Cabaret DancerHarry Northrup as Prosecuting AttorneyJames Ford as KesslerMore like this
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