Brass Knuckles (film)
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon Henry Blanke (ass't director) |
| Written by | Harvey Gates |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English intertitles) |
Brass Knuckles is a surviving 1927 American synchronized sound crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue, Betty Bronson, and William Russell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
Cast
- Monte Blue as Zac Harrison
- Betty Bronson as June Curry
- William Russell as 'Brass Knuckles' Lamont
- George E. Stone as Velvet Smith (credited as Georgie Stone)
- Paul Panzer as Sergeant Peters
- Jack Curtis as Murphy
Censorship
When Brass Knuckles was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of the mutiny scene at the prison.[3]
Preservation
This film survives, like several late Warner Brothers and First National silents, in the Italian archive Cineteca Italiana, Milan.[4] Its trailer is held in the Library of Congress collection.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Brass Knuckles at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Brass Knuckles
- ^ "Eliminations Ordered in 1928 by Kansas Censor Board with Woman Members". Variety. 94 (6). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 5 February 20, 1929. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Brass Knuckles
- ^ [trailer] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 21, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
- Brass Knuckles at IMDb
- Card with still from the Metropolitan Museum of Art