
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.


If you have a soft spot for silent era melodrama, Four Walls is worth an hour of your time. Mostly because of Joan Crawford, who is absolutely electric before she became a statue of herself later in her career. If you hate reading title cards every thirty seconds, you will probably find this one a bit of a chore. It mo...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you have a soft spot for silent era melodrama, Four Walls is worth an hour of your time. Mostly because of Joan Crawford, who is absolutely electric before she became a statue of herself later in her career. If you hate reading title cards every thirty seconds, you will probably find this one a bit of a chore. It moves slow in the middle. John Gilbert plays Benny, a guy who just got out of jail and decides he is done with the hoodlum life. He wants to be reformed, which mostly mean sitting in..."

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Dana Burnet, George Abbott, Alice D.G. Miller, Joseph Farnham
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