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Voices of the City

Name: Voices of the City
Director: Wallace Worsley
Released: 1921
Rating: 6.9
Cast: John Cossar, Mary Warren, Lon Chaney, Edythe Chapman, Leatrice Joy

1921Wallace WorsleyIMDb: 6.9/10

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Wallace Worsley

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Leatrice Joy

Edythe Chapman

Richard Tucker

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Voices of the City: A Gritty Noir Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Cinema

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#757Archive Rank#547

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The movie Voices of the City was directed by Wallace Worsley.

Voices of the City was released in the year 1921.

Voices of the City has an IMDb rating of 6.9 out of 10.

Voices of the City is a movie from United States.

Voices of the City is categorised as Drama, Crime in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

Voices of the City features Leatrice Joy, Edythe Chapman, Richard Tucker, Betty Schade.

The screenplay for Voices of the City was written by Leroy Scott, Arthur F. Statter.

If you enjoy Voices of the City, you might also like Honor's Cross (1918), Eva, wo bist du? (1920), Wedlock (1918), A Law Unto Herself (1918).

Yes, Voices of the City (1921) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Drama and Crime qualities.

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Summary

Voices of the City unfolds as a taut symphony of betrayal and redemption, set against the smoky back alleys of 1920s San Francisco. When Georgia Rodman, a woman of quiet resolve, witnesses a fatal shooting during a café visit with her beloved Jimmy, her life fractures irrevocably. The enigmatic O'Rourke, whose friendship with Jimmy masks a far darker agenda, manipulates the chaos to ensnare the couple in a web of suspicion. As Assistant District Attorney Steven Graham pieces together O'Rourke’s criminal empire, the film pivots into a moral labyrinth where loyalties are liquid and justice wears many faces. Sally, O'Rourke’s ex-mistress-turned-antiheroine, becomes both savior and catalyst, her intervention at the climactic ball a visceral clash of vengeance and mercy. The narrative’s final act, a cascade of revelations and retribution, leaves Georgia navigating the ruins of her world with a resilience that feels both tragic and triumphant.

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When taken to a San Francisco cafe by her sweetheart Jimmy, Georgia Rodman witnesses the shooting of a policeman by an underworld gang. The owner, O'Rourke, whom Jimmy believes to be his friend, sends one of his men to their table to inquire about Georgia, and after he shoots the policeman, Georgia and Jimmy are held for questioning. As a result, Georgia is turned out of her home, and O'Rourke gives the couple a room in his hotel. Assistant District Attorney Steven Graham links the missing couple with O'Rourke's activities and collects evidence against him. O'Rourke plans to bribe Graham and have Jimmy shot on the night of his annual ball, and Sally, O'Rourke's ex-mistress, learning of the plan, turns against him and informs Georgia; finding Jimmy wounded, Georgia seeks revenge at the ball, but Sally shoots O'Rourke. Georgia is reunited with her family and Jimmy, while Graham finds happiness with her sister Mary.

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