Hogan's Alley (film)

Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley lobby card
Directed by	Roy Del Ruth
Written by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Monte Blue Patsy Ruth Miller
Cinematography	Charles Van Enger
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 12, 1925 (1925-12-12)
Running time	7 reels (6,370 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

Hogan's Alley (1925) is a silent film comedy produced and distributed by Warner Bros.. It was an early directing assignment for Roy Del Ruth and starred Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Ben Turpin. This film is a precursor to the sound film One Round Hogan, a later Monte Blue boxing vehicle.^[1][2]

Plot

Although he wins the championship by a knockout, prizefighter Lefty O'Brien isn't a happy man because he broke his left hand on the jaw of his opponent, who ended up seriously hurt.

Lefty has a girlfriend, Patsy, but her father is opposed to their getting married. When she is treated for an injury by Dr. Franklin, he also attempts to sweep her off her feet. Lefty and her dad need to come to her rescue when she's trapped on a runaway train.

Cast

• Monte Blue as Lefty O'Brien
• Patsy Ruth Miller as Patsy Ryan
• Willard Louis as Michael Ryan
• Louise Fazenda as Dolly
• Ben Turpin as A stranger
• Heinie Conklin as The stranger's friend
• Max Davidson as Clothier
• Herbert Spencer Griswold as The Texas Kid
• Frank Hagney as Battling Savage
• Nigel Barrie as Dr. Emmett Franklin
• Mary Carr as Mother Ryan
• Frank Bond as Al Murphy

Preservation status

Hogan's Alley survives in an incomplete or abridged version in Archives du Film du CNC (Bois d'Arcy) France.^[3]

References

External links

Media related to Hogan's Alley (1925 film) at Wikimedia Commons

• Hogan's Alley at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Hogan's Alley on IMDb
• Hogan's Alley at AllMovie