Film

The Cop

1928 · 1h 17m · Drama

SPINE-TINGLING! DRAMA! THRILLING! ROMANCE!

IMDb

6.7

Pete Smith, a lift bridge operator in a harbor, feels lonely in his cabin, his only visitor being a policeman on patrol, Sgt. Coughlin. One night, after hearing shots, Smith gives shelter to a wounded man, whom he hides from Coughlin. Before leaving, the man, Marcas, promises to return the favor and the coat he borrows from him. Later, Smith enters the police, and his chief, Mather, suspects he is protecting Marcas, who is actually a gangster. Marcas sends a girl, Mary Monks, to deliver a luxurious coat with a fur collar to Smith. Pete and Mary get along well, and for his sake, she betrays Marcas, who is eventually shot to death by the cops, after having stopped his mob from killing Smith. Mary goes away alone into the night, and when Mather finds out that Pete is protecting her, he drops away the evidence of her presence on the spot.

William Boyd

Pete Smith

Alan Hale

Mather

Jacqueline Logan

Mary Monks

Robert Armstrong

Scarface Marcas

Tom Kennedy

Sergeant Coughlin

Louis Natheaux

Louie

Philip Sleeman

Lord Courtney

• Donald CrispDirector
• Elliott J. ClawsonStory · Writer
• Tay GarnettWriter
• John W. KrafftWriter
• Ralph BlockProducer

Release date

August 28, 1928

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama