''The Traffic Cop'' is a 1926 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Harry Garson Harry Garson (1882 – September 21, 1938) was an American film director. He directed 30 films between 1920 and 1934, and produced 11 films before that. He was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmo ...

and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn,

Kathleen Myers Kathleen Myers (April 16, 1899 – September 27, 1959) was an American film actress of the silent era. Biography Myers was the daughter of S. C. Myers, manager of Chrome Steel Works in Newark, New Jersey. Appearing in 22 feature films between 19 ...

, and

Nigel Barrie Nigel Barrie (5 February 1889, in Calcutta, British India – 8 October 1971, in South Africa) was an Indian-born British actor. Biography Barrie's background as a dancer and actor on legitimate stages and in vaudeville in both Great Britain an ...

.Munden p. 825

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Joe Regan, a young traffic officer who has adopted an orphaned boy, takes his charge to a seaside resort to help him recuperate from an injury. There he meets Alicia Davidson, a young woman whom he has met in the line of duty, and a warm friendship develops. The young woman's father one night becomes intoxicated while in the company of the policeman, and the latter is blamed. However, Alicia relents, and when the policeman saves her and others from death, she promises to become his wife.

Cast

* Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Joe Regan *

as Alicia Davidson * James A. Marcus as Radcliffe Davidson *

Adele Farrington Adele Farrington (1867 - 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the stage and the silent film era. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington had the lead in ''This Is the Life'' (1915) for the American Film Company. She also did he ...

as Mrs. Davidson * Ray Ripley as Marmalade Laidlaw *

as Harvey Phillips * Ray Turner as Tapioca

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

* 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Harry Garson American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Film Booking Offices of America films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub