The Ruling Voice
For the love and respect of his daughter, a crime boss reconsiders his involvement in the extortion racket he's built.
- Rated
- Passed
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Released
- 1931
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1931
Storyline
For the love and respect of his daughter, a crime boss reconsiders his involvement in the extortion racket he's built.
Top credits
Walter Huston — Jack Bannister
Loretta Young — Gloria Bannister
Dudley Digges — Abner Sneed
David Manners — Dick Cheney
Did you know
• In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930's, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
• This film has been preserved by the Library of Congress.
• This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Tucson AZ Monday 29 April 1957 on KGUN (Channel 9) and in Boston Wednesday 1 May 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4); it first aired in Sacramento CA 30 May 1957 on KCRA (Channel 3), in San Francisco 7 June 1957 on KRON (Channel 4), in San Antonio TX 19 June 1957 on WOAI (Channel 4), in Charlotte NC 5 August 1957 on WBTV (Channel 3), in Wichita KA 12 August 1957 on KAKE (Channel 10), and in Portland OR 18 August 1957 on KOIN (Channel 6).
User reviews
Good stuff, but there's no way to end it
Powerful Pre-Noir
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
