The Hawk's Nest is a 1928 American film directed by Benjamin Christensen. It is believed to be lost. It was released by First National Pictures and stars husband and wife Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Benjamin Christensen |
| Written by | Wid Gunning (story) James T. O'Donohoe (adaptation) Casey Robinson (titles) |
| Starring | Milton Sills Doris Kenyon Sōjin Kamiyama Montagu Love Mitchell Lewis Stuart Holmes |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Frank Ware |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe title of The Hawk's Nest comes from the speakeasy around which most of the action revolves. Two bootleggers, played by Milton Sills and Mitchell Lewis, quarrel over a dancer (Doris Kenyon) while a political assassination plot.
Cast
edit- Milton Sills - The Hawk/John Finchley
- Doris Kenyon - Madelon Arden
- Sōjin Kamiyama - Sojin
- Montagu Love - Dan Daugherty
- Mitchell Lewis - James Kent
- Stuart Holmes - Barney McGuire
- James Bradbury Jr. - Gangster(uncredited)
Preservation status
editReferences
edit- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The Hawk's Nest at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Hawk's Nest
- ^ The Hawk's Nest at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: ..lost First National Pictures - 1928
External links
edit- The Hawk's Nest at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Hawks Nest at IMDb
- The Hawk's Nest at the TCM Movie Database
