Square Crooks | |
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Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
Written by |
Malcolm Stuart Boylan Becky Gardiner James P. Judge (play) |
Produced by | Philip Klein |
Starring |
Robert Armstrong Johnny Mack Brown Dorothy Dwan |
Cinematography | Rudolph J. Bergquist |
Edited by | Jack Dennis |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date | March 4, 1928 |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Square Crooks is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Robert Armstrong, Johnny Mack Brown and Dorothy Dwan. [1] The screenplay is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. The screenplay was rewritten and made as the sound film Baby Take a Bow in 1934.
After being released from jail, two former criminals attempt to go straight. They manages to land jobs as chauffeurs for a wealthy family, but a vindictive detective is not convinced they have given up crime and tries to arrest them for stealing jewels.