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Tenth Avenue

  • 1928
  • TMDB 8.0/10
  • 1h 10m

Joe, a weakling gangster, and Bob, an ex-gambler, compete for Lyla Mason, a working girl who also runs a 10th Avenue rooming house in New York city. Bob's desire to show Lyla he can support her leads him back to the gambling table when past-due rent threatens her with eviction. Bob and Joe are both suspected when Fink, a bootlegger, is found murdered in his room.

Overview

Joe, a weakling gangster, and Bob, an ex-gambler, compete for Lyla Mason, a working girl who also runs a 10th Avenue rooming house in New York city. Bob's desire to show Lyla he can support her leads him back to the gambling table when past-due rent threatens her with eviction. Bob and Joe are both suspected when Fink, a bootlegger, is found murdered in his room.

Cast

  • Phyllis HaverLyla Mason
  • Victor VarconiBob Peters
  • Joseph SchildkrautJoe Ross
  • Louis NatheauxFink
  • Robert EdesonDetective Ed Burton
  • Ethel WalesMa Mason

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