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The Crusader (1932 film)

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The Crusader
Directed byFrank R. Strayer
Written byWilson Collison (play)
Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screenplay)
Produced byPhil Goldstone
Larry Darmour
StarringEvelyn Brent
Edited byOtis Garrett
Distributed byMajestic Pictures
Capitol Film Exchange (State's Rights)
Release date
  • October 5, 1932 (1932-10-05)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Crusader is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film based upon the play of the same name by Wilson Collison, directed by Frank R. Strayer, and starring Evelyn Brent.[1]

Plot

A pushy newspaper reporter Eddie Crane (Ned Sparks) schemes to get rid of crusading District Attorney Phillip Brandon (H. B. Warner). Complicating matters is the sordid past of Brandon's wife Tess (Evelyn Brent) as well as his sister Marcia's affair with a gangster.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Crusader". NY Times. Retrieved September 25, 2011.