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Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1928Movie⏱️ 1h 10m
ComedyCrime
6.6
IMDB Rating
79 votes

A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".

Director
Irving Cummings
Writers
Malcolm Stuart Boylan, William M. Conselman, Irving Cummings
Stars
Edmund Lowe, Mary Astor, Ben Bard
Release Date
March 18, 1928
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
as Mile-Away Barry
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
as Jean MacDonald
Ben Bard
Ben Bard
as Nick
Bob Perry
Bob Perry
as Ritzy Hogan
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Joe Brown
as Self
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
as Silky Levine
John Kelly
John Kelly
as Biff Simpson
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Detective Gilroy
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R.O. Pennell
as Professor
Ed Brady
Ed Brady
as Singing Walter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Fox Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

policegangstergangseductioncriminal

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrime

⭐ Featured Review

Gentlemen-like gangsters struggling to survive
by Gudrun2001-08-12
9/10

"First of all, it is a silent movie from 1928 which is charming per se. As the title says it is about a gang of gangsters who lead a perfect life with some kind of profession and reputation - outwardly. Then while "committing" their real job they just change their silk hats into woolen hats and don't talk too much. This movie lives very much on the facial expressions and gestures of the actors (and actress). Everybody enjoying gangster movies situated in the 1920th will find abundance of the cool slang (in the titles in-between), the wonderful cool little eye-movements expressing..."

💡 Did You Know?

Although it has never been released on VHS or DVD, a 35mm print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

📖 Synopsis

A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".