''Crooked Straight'' is a 1919 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Jerome Storm Jerome Storm (November 11, 1890 – July 10, 1958) was an American film director, actor, and writer. He acted in 48 films between 1914 and 1941 and directed 47 films between 1918 and 1932. He was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Desert ...

and written by

Julien Josephson Julien Josephson (October 24, 1881 – April 14, 1959) was an American motion picture screenwriter. His career spanned between 1914 and 1943. He was a native of Roseburg, Oregon. Career Josephson was well known for his early silent movie ...

. The film stars Charles Ray,

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

Margery Wilson Margery Wilson (born ''Sara Barker Strayer''; October 31, 1896 – January 21, 1986) was an American actress, writer, and silent movie director. She appeared in 51 films between 1914 and 1939. Early life and education Wilson was born in Gracey ...

, Gordon Mullen, and

Otto Hoffman Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer. Hoffman's Broadway credit ...

. The film was released on November 9, 1919, by

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. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot

“A youth comes to the city and is the victim of crooks. He is left by them penniless and discouraged. Driven to desperation, he becomes a safe-cracker himself, but in the end, of course, returns to honest living and marries the heroine.” The New York Times, October 20, 1919. p. 13

Cast

* Charles Ray as Ben Trimble *

as Spark Nelson *

as Vera Owen *Gordon Mullen as Chick Larrabee *

as Lucius Owen

References

External links

* 1919 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1919 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Jerome Storm American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub