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The Millionaire Policeman

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The Millionaire Policeman
Directed byEdward LeSaint
Written bySamuel J. Briskin
Dorothy Yost
StarringHerbert Rawlinson
Eva Novak
Eugenie Besserer
CinematographyMack Stengler
Production
company
Banner Productions
Distributed byHenry Ginsberg Distributing Company
Wardour Films (UK)
Release date
  • June 10, 1926 (1926-06-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Millionaire Policeman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Eva Novak, and Eugenie Besserer.[1]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[2] Steven Wallace, a young millionaire, shows his cowardice when the horse his female companion is riding runs away and must be rescued by a mounted policeman. Ashamed, he joins the police force in a distant city to learn how to be brave. He falls in love with Mary Gray, the daughter of his landlady Mrs. Gray, and becomes engaged to her. The girl’s worthless brother Jimmy, the idol of his mother, breaks open a safe and is arrested by the policeman. Jimmy attempts to escape and overturns a lamp, setting fire to the house, and then falls to his death. Steve rescues both Mary and her mother from the flames. He receives a medal for bravery and marries the young woman.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Millionaire Policeman located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 514
  2. ^ "New Pictures: The Millionaire Policeman". Exhibitors Herald. 25 (07). Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 64. 1 May 1926. Retrieved 3 April 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Millionaire Policeman

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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