Film

The Fighting Rookie

1934 · 1h 7m · Drama · Romance

IMDb

5.9

Patrolman Jim Trent (Jack La Rue) hears the screams of a woman and rushes to her aid in an upstairs apartment. Inside, he is hit on the head and whiskey poured on his uniform. Gangster Louis Cantor (Mathew Betz) and his henchmen have used this ruse to get him off his beat in order to rob a warehouse. The Police Commissioner (DeWitt Jennings), knowing Trent is innocent, suggests he be dismissed from the force and get a job with the gang. At Cantor's swank gambling establishment Trent finds his girlfriend, Molly Malone (Ada Ince), who has been searching for him. With the evidence he has gathered, Trent captures Cantor and calls for the police.

Jack La Rue

Patrolman Jim Trent

Ada Ince

Molly Malone

DeWitt Jennings

Police Commissioner

Matthew Betz

Lewis Cantor

Arthur Belasco

Bates

Hal Taliaferro

Gambler

• Spencer Gordon BennetDirector · Producer
• George MorganScreenplay
• Homer King GordonStory
• Lester F. Scott Jr.Producer
• James S. Brown Jr.Director of Photography
• Fred BainEditor

Release date

May 15, 1934

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 7m

Genres

Drama, Romance