Christy Cabanne
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American film director and screenwriter, born in 1888. A prolific director from the early silent era through the 1940s, he began as an actor with D.W. Griffith before turning to directing. His films include Conspiracy (1930) and dozens of B-westerns and serials. He was known for his efficiency and ability to work across genres. He died in 1950.
Directed
Mystery, Crime
A 1930 mystery melodrama from RKO, directed by Christy Cabanne and based on the 1912 play by Robert B. Baker and John Emerson. Margaret Holt and her brother Victor investigate the narcotics ring responsible for their father's death, with the help of a crotchety crime author played by Ned Sparks, whose over-the-top performance steals the show. The film is a fascinating artifact of the early sound era, when actors and directors were still learning to adapt to the medium of talkies. Bessie Love and Hugh Trevor round out the cast. The film entered the public domain in the United States in 1958 because the copyright was never renewed.
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Conspiracy
1930 - Mystery
Crime, Drama
A district attorney who uncovered a utilities price-fixing racket is murdered before he can present his evidence, and his successor (Pat O'Brien) picks up the case with a fast-talking reporter (Neil Hamilton) while the killers work through everyone connected to the grand jury. Evelyn Brent plays the dead man's mistress, who knows where the evidence is hidden. Made at Majestic Pictures during the pre-Code window, it moves quickly and lets O'Brien do the cocky, irritable thing he did best, with J. Carrol Naish among the heavies. Released in April 1933, weeks before the studios began enforcing the Production Code. The film is in the public domain.
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The World Gone Mad
1933 - Crime