Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader.


If you are looking for a polite, neatly packaged crime procedural, The Dragnet is not for you. This 1928 silent feature is a muscular, often ugly piece of filmmaking that prioritiz...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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Oliver H.P. Garrett, Charles Furthman, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Jules Furthman
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