Ladies of the Mob (1928) is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman, produced by Jesse L. Lasky and Adolph Zukor for Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] The film is based on a story by Ernest Booth. This gangster-themed romantic thriller about a criminal's daughter who tries to reform a petty crook whom she loves featured Clara Bow, Richard Arlen, Mary Alden and Helen Lynch.
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Directed by | William A. Wellman |
Written by | Ernest Booth John Farrow Oliver H.P. Garrett George Marion Jr. |
Produced by | William A. Wellman |
Starring | Clara Bow Richard Arlen |
Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard |
Edited by | Edgar Adams Alyson Shaffer E. Lloyd Sheldon |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | June 17, 1928 |
Running time | 70 mins. |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $221,000 (estimated) |
No copies of this film are known to survive, and it is listed by most sources as a lost film.[2][3][4][5]
The women's costumes were designed by Travis Banton and Edith Head, both of whom had long, distinguished careers in Hollywood.
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