Wolves of the Street
Wolves of the Street (also known as The Wolves of Wall Street or Wolves in Wall Street) is a 1920 American western silent film directed by Otis B. Thayer and starring Edmund Cobb and Vida Johnson. The film was shot in Steamboat Springs, Colorado by the Thayer's Art-O-Graf film company. Franklyn Farnum was originally cast for the lead role, but he did not appear in the completed film.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Directed by | Otis B. Thayer |
Story by | Tom Gibson |
Production company | Art-O-Graph Film Company |
Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
James Trevlyn's father, who is battling profiteers working to corner the wheat market, is murdered. James leaves his mine work out west to pick up where his father left off on wall Street. The profiteers foment a Bolshevist strike at Trevlyn's mines in his absence. Eleanor locates a James Trevlyn look-alike at a mission house who takes his place on Wall Street to allow the real James to travel back west to take control of the mines. James is kidnapped and his look-alike is bribed and changes sides. James is mistaken for a wanted murderer and has to re-establish his identity.
Cast
- Edmund Cobb as James Trevlyn / Denver Devers (as Edmund F. Cobb)
- Vida Johnson as Eleanor Fernwood
- Gretchen Wood
- Zelma Edwards
- Frank Gallager
- A. E. McCormick
- Dave Campbell
- Babe Courvoisier
- Fred Shafer
- Lewis Milner
- Tom Gibson as an extra
- unknown as Mammy Chloe
Crew
- Otis B. Thayer Managing Director
- Vernon L. Walker Head Cameraman
- H. Haller Murphy Cameraman
References
- Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia, Hollywood Reporter, 1952, page 923
- The Motion Picture Guide, by Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross, CeniBooks 1993, page 553
- The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures, Volume 33, 1951, page 411
- The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2, by Robert B. Connelly, December Press 1998, page 436
- Filmarama: The Flaming Years, 1920-1929, Scarecrow Press, September 1, 2002, page 735