''The Down Grade'' is a 1927 American silent

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

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and starring

William Fairbanks William Fairbanks (born Carl Ullman; May 24, 1894 – April 1, 1945) was an American actor. He appeared in over 65 silent era films from 1916 to 1928. Biography Fairbanks was born Carl Ullman in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Charles and E ...

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and Charles K. French.Munden p.200

Cast

as Ted Lanning *

as Molly Crane * Charles K. French as Mr. Lanning *

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as Ed Holden *

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as The Runt

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1927 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films Films directed by Charles Hutchison American black-and-white films Rail transport films Gotham Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language action films {{Silent-film-stub