
As criminals assemble for a convention, a policeman investigates and is abducted. A young woman finds his whistle and blows it. The full forces of the law assemble. The confrontation between order and disorder ensues, with our heroine caught up in it.
Directed by Ivor Montagu, Blue Bottles leans on a strong ensemble — Elsa Lanchester, Dorice Fordred, Marie Wright — 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 screen titles of 1928.
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