
Movie, 1928
The Street of Sin
IMDb 8.0, 70 min, Drama, United States of America
"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth. Attracted to Elizabeth (although he is engaged to a street girl named Annie), Bill confesses to a bank robbery, has a spiritual revelation, and decides to go straight. His cast-off sweetheart reports him to the police; then, contrite, she warns Bill of the impending danger. Bill is captured immediately, but he escapes and sacrifices his life to save Elizabeth and the Salvation Army nursery when the rest of the gang use them as a human barricade against the police.
Cast
13 creditedEmil Jannings
Basher Bill
Fay Wray
Elizabeth
Olga Baclanova
Annie
EW
Ernest W. Johnson
Mr. Smith
GK
George Kotsonaros
Iron Mike
John Gough
Crony of Basher Bill
JM
Johnnie Morris
Crony of Basher Bill
JB
John Burdette
Publican
DH
Douglas Haig
Cast
KB
Kid Broad
Mug (uncredited)
JH
Jack Herrick
Mug (uncredited)
JH
Joseph Herrick
Mug (uncredited)
Details
DirectorMauritz Stiller, Ludwig Berger, Lothar Mendes
WritersBenjamin Glazer, Josef von Sternberg, Chandler Sprague, Julian Johnson
GenreDrama
Runtime70 min
ReleasedSat, May 26, 1928
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0019431














