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Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film)

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Country
  
United States

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IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
Silent

Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film) movie poster

Director
  
Edmund MortimerArthur D. Ripley

Release date
  
March 1920 (1920-03)

Based on
  
a play by Paul Armstrong

Writer
  
Paul Armstrong (play), Finis Fox, O. Henry (story)

Alias jimmy valentine 1915


Alias Jimmy Valentine is a 1920 American silent film crime drama starring Bert Lytell, directed by Edmund Mortimer and Arthur Ripley, and released through Metro Pictures.

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The film was based on a 1910 stage play by Paul Armstrong, which in turn was based on the short story "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. An earlier version of the play was filmed in 1915, and a later version, also called Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928) and starring William Haines, was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Plot

Based upon a review in a film magazine, Jimmy Valentine (Lytell), a prisoner in Sing Sing for safe-cracking, although guilty, maintains his innocence. When he obtains a pardon, he goes straight, influenced by a beautiful girl (Vale). He assumes a new identity as Lee Randall and diligently works at a bank for three years. When he is about to get married, Detective Doyle comes to town with proof of Valentine's guilt. However, the Randall identity is complete, and just as the detective is convinced and about to leave, word comes that a little girl is trapped in the bank safe and no one has the combination. Although the detective is nearby, Valentine uses his skills to open the safe, knowing that it will give away his identity. After the girl is rescued, the detective decides to leave without arresting Valentine.

Cast

  • Bert Lytell - Lee Randall/Jimmy Valentine
  • Vola Vale - Rose Lane
  • Eugene Pallette - 'Red' Jocelyn
  • Wilton Taylor - Detective Doyle
  • Marc Robbins - Bill Avery
  • Robert Dunbar - Lt. Gov. Fay
  • Winter Hall - William Lane
  • Jim Farley - Cotton

    • Preservation status

    This 1920 film is now considered a lost film.

    References

    Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film) IMDb Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film) themoviedb.org


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