East Side, West Side
After his mother and stepfather have been killed in a barge accident, John Breen is rescued from some East Side toughs by the Lipvitches. He remains in the city, determined to find his real father, who rejected his mother; and after some success as a prizefighter, he is virtually adopted by Van Horn, a millionaire who actually is his father. Becka Lipvitch renounces his love when Pug Malone advises her that their marriage would endanger his future. John becomes engaged to Josephine, Van Horn's ward, and rejects the boxing ring for an engineering career. While returning from Europe, Van Horn is drowned when his ship sinks; Josephine and Rantoul, finding consolation in each other's love, are rescued and are married. Meanwhile, John rescues Becka from Flash, a nightclub owner and narcotics peddler, and they are reconciled.
- Rated
- Passed
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Released
- 1927
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1927
Storyline
After his mother and stepfather have been killed in a barge accident, John Breen is rescued from some East Side toughs by the Lipvitches. He remains in the city, determined to find his real father, who rejected his mother; and after some success as a prizefighter, he is virtually adopted by Van Horn, a millionaire who actually is his father. Becka Lipvitch renounces his love when Pug Malone advises her that their marriage would endanger his future. John becomes engaged to Josephine, Van Horn's ward, and rejects the boxing ring for an engineering career. While returning from Europe, Van Horn is drowned when his ship sinks; Josephine and Rantoul, finding consolation in each other's love, are rescued and are married. Meanwhile, John rescues Becka from Flash, a nightclub owner and narcotics peddler, and they are reconciled.
Top credits
George O'Brien — John Breen
Virginia Valli — Becka Lipvitch
J. Farrell MacDonald — Pug Malone- Dore Davidson — Channon Lipvitch
Did you know
• Film debut of June Collyer.
• The last of four modestly-budgeted films directed by Allan Dwan at the old Fox Studios facility in New York during 1926 and 1927. The others were Summer Bachelors (1926), The Music Master (1927) and The Joy Girl (1927).
User reviews
A Window into New York City's Past
An entertaining kitchen sink of a movie
Good production values cannot hide the stale plot
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White, Black and White
