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Behind the Green Lights (1935)

Behind the Green Lights

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1h 8m

Crime, Drama

March 11th, 1935

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A police detective's (Norman Foster) lawyer girlfriend (Judith Allen) works for a crooked criminal lawyer (Sidney Blackmer).

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Cast

Norman Foster
Detective Lt. Dave Britten
Judith Allen
Mary Kennedy
Sidney Blackmer
Raymond Cortell
Purnell Pratt
Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy
Theodore von Eltz
John C. Owen
Ford Sterling
Max Schultz, German Janitor
Kenneth Thomson
Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
Lloyd Whitlock
Assistant District Attorney
Edward Hearn
Detective Brewster
Jane Meredith
Mrs. Gorham
Full cast & crew

Directors

Christy Cabanne
Full cast & crew

Producers

Colbert Clark
supervising producer
Nat Levine
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Colbert Clark
adaptation
(uncredited)
James Gruen
screenplay
Cornelius W. Willemse
book
(as Captain Cornelius W. Willemese)
Full cast & crew

Keywords

murder
police
father daughter relationship
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 8th, 1935 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (London)
October 28th, 1935 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
March 11th, 1935 (United States of America)
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Alternative Titles

Behind the Green Lights (original title)
Defensores da Lei (Brazil)
Piso ap' ta prasina fota (Greece) (transliterated title)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

68 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Mascot Pictures

Distribution Companies

Sinister Cinema (United States of America)
Mascot Pictures (United States of America)
Unity Television (United States of America)
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