Protection (1929)
Overview
During the height of Prohibition courageous reporter Chick Slater and determined "sob sister" journalist Myrtle Hines uncover a dangerous bootlegging and extortion ring operating in their city. As they dig into the corruption, they get swept into a web of racketeers, mob violence, and romantic complications. The film explores the power of the press as the journalists risk everything to expose the criminal underworld.
Cast
Dorothy Burgess
Myrtle Hines
Robert Elliott
Wallace Crockett
Paul Page
Chick Slater
Dorothy Ward
Judy Revis
Roy Stewart
Ollie Bogardt
William H. Tooker
Harry Lamson
Arthur Hoyt
