High and Handsome

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High and Handsome
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Still with Ethel Shannon, Maurice Flynn, and Lydia Knott
Directed by Harry Garson
Written by
Produced byHarry Garson
Starring
Cinematography Ernest Haller
Production
company
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • June 21, 1925 (1925-06-21)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

High and Handsome is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Ethel Shannon, and Tom Kennedy. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews, [2] Joe Hanrahan, policeman, rescues Marie Le Doux’s Persian cat from a perch on a telegraph pole and also falls in love with Marie. Battling Kennedy is a prize fighter who also loves Marie and Joe retires in his favor. Joe in the discharge of his duty warns Kennedy’s manager, Tom Burke, against holding any more fights in his arena until the balcony is repaired. He tries to bribe Joe into overlooking this matter and Joe refuses the money. Kennedy slurs Marie and Joe gives him a beating. Word is sent to headquarters that Joe has fought a citizen and his badge is taken from him. When Burke announces that he is looking for someone to fight Kennedy, Joe appears and accepts the challenge. During the fight, in which he whips Kennedy, the balcony falls and several persons are injured. Joe, who has been reinstated, arrests Burke. He also wins the affection of Marie.

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References

  1. Munden p. 348
  2. "New Pictures: High and Handsome", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (13): 58, September 19, 1925, retrieved September 17, 2022PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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