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Release Year1929
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorFrank O'Connor
WritersFrank O'Connor
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsJust Off Broadway
About Just Off Broadway
Tom Fowler watches in horror as his brother Ed is gunned down in cold blood. With his dying breath, Ed asks his brother to bring the killer to justice. Discovering that the hit was ordered by the city's top mobster, Marty Kirkland, Tom takes an undercover job at the racketeer's Broadway nightclub. Avenging his brother is momentarily forgotten when he falls in love with a gorgeous chorus girl, Nan Morgan. But Tom is shocked to learn that Kirkland is the flapper's boyfriend. Now with the life of the woman he loves at stake, Tom vows to take down the mob boss once and for all...even if he has to punch out every crook from Brooklyn to the Bowery.
Directed by Frank O'Connor, Just Off Broadway leans on a strong ensemble — Donald Keith, Ann Christy, Larry Steers — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1929.
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