Four Walls

United States

1928

60 Min

Black and White

1.33:1

Silent

Currently 2.0/5 Stars.
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SCR Alice D.G. Miller, George Abbott, Dana Burnet, Joseph Farnham

CAST John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, Vera Gordon, Carmel Myers, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Louis Natheaux, Jack Byron

While Benny is in jail his old henchman Monk takes over the gang and Benny’s girl Frieda. Once out Benny wants nothing to do with either. He has reformed and is beloved of his god-fearing mother’s good friend Bertha. But Frieda pursues him and, at a party, announces her engagement to Monk in order to make Benny really jealous. A rival gang attacks during the party and Benny takes over, running off with Bertha in his arms. In a chase across the rooftops, Monk falls to his death. Benny is accused and later cleared of Monk’s “murder”. —TCM

Director

William Nigh

William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either “Will Nigh” or “William Nye”.

He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin.

His film career began with acting in 17 films in 1913 and 1914; he also directed one of these, Salomy Jane. He acted in 8 more films in the 1910s and two more in the 1920s, but directed a total of 119 films, the last in 1948. His film-writing credits numbered 18, mostly concentrated early in his career.

His films included Mr. Wise Guy, Thunder, Black Dragons, Corregidor, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Lady from Chungking, The Fatal Hour, The Ape, Doomed to Die, Lord Byron of Broadway, and Casey of the Coast Guard.

He died in Burbank, California at the age of 74. —Wikipedia