The Ruling Voice is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster drama directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Walter Huston, Loretta Young, and Doris Kenyon. It had an alternate title Upper Underworld, and was produced by First National Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros.[1]
| The Ruling Voice | |
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 Doris Kenyon and Walter Huston in The Ruling Voice | |
| Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
| Written by | Robert Lord (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | Byron Morgan |
| Story by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | George Amy |
| Music by | David Mendoza |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Walter Huston as Jack Bannister
- Loretta Young as Gloria Bannister
- Dudley Digges as Abner Sneed
- David Manners as Dick Cheney
- Doris Kenyon as Mary Stanton
- John Halliday as Dexter Burroughs
- Willard Robertson as Ed Bailey
- Gilbert Emery as Andrew Gregory
- Douglas Scott as Malcolm Stanton
Preservation status
editA copy of The Ruling Voice is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2]
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: The Ruling Voice, afi.com; accessed August 10, 2015.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, American Film Institute, 1978. p. 156.
External links
edit- The Ruling Voice at IMDb
- The Ruling Voice at the TCM Movie Database
- synopsis at AllMovie
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