Protection (1929)
During the height of Prohibition courageous reporter Chick Slater and determined "sob sister" journalist Myrtle Hines uncover a dangerous bootlegging and extortion ring operating in their city. As they dig into the corruption, they get swept into a web of racketeers, mob violence, and romantic complications. The film explores the power of the press as the journalists risk everything to expose the criminal underworld.
Director: Benjamin Stoloff
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Dorothy Burgess as Myrtle Hines |
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Robert Elliott as Wallace Crockett |
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Paul Page as Chick Slater |
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Dorothy Ward as Judy Revis |
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Roy Stewart as Ollie Bogardt |
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William H. Tooker as Harry Lamson |
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Arthur Hoyt as |
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Ben Hewlett as James Rollans |
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Joe Brown as Joe Brown |
| Directing | Benjamin Stoloff | Director |
| Writing | J. Clarkson Miller | Story |
| Writing | Frederick Hazlitt Brennan | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | Joseph A. Valentine | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Sam Wurtzel | Assistant Director |
