The Argyle Case (1929 film)

The Argyle Case
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Written by	Harvey F. Thew De Leon Anthony
Based on	The Argyle Case: a Drama in Four Acts (1912 play)' Harriet Ford Harvey J. O'Higgins William J. Burns
Starring	Thomas Meighan H.B. Warner Lila Lee John Darrow Zasu Pitts
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 17, 1929 (1929-08-17) (US)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Argyle Case (1929) is an all-talking pre-code murder horror film produced and released by Warner Bros., and directed by Howard Bretherton. The movie stars Thomas Meighan, H.B. Warner, Lila Lee, John Darrow and Zasu Pitts. The film was based on a play by Harriet Ford and Harvey J. O'Higgins.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The play was previously filmed as a silent in 1917, The Argyle Case.

Plot

A wealthy man is shot just as he reaches for the phone to call for the police. Suspicion falls on his ward (Lila Lee) as he has intended to change his will, which had left his entire estate to her, to share it equally with his nephew. The nephew, who is in love with Lee, calls in a private detective, who eventually finds it is the lawyer who is the criminal.

Cast

• Thomas Meighan as Alexander Kayton
• H.B. Warner as Hurley
• Lila Lee as Mary Morgan
• John Darrow as Bruce Argyle
• Zasu Pitts as Mrs. Wyatt
• Bert Roach as Joe
• Wilbur Mack as Sam
• Douglas Gerrard as Finley
• Alona Marlowe as Kitty
• James Quinn as Skidd
• Gladys Brockwell as Mrs. Martin

Preservation status

No film elements are known to survive. The soundtrack, which was recorded on Vitaphone disks, may survive in private hands. The sound to four reels (Reels 3, 5, 7, and 9), out of nine reels, survives on Vitaphone disks at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

References

External links

• The Argyle Case on IMDb
• The Argyle Case at the TCM Movie Database
• synopsis at AllMovie