Protection(1929)

movie - first aired/released 1929-05-05 - 62 min - audience 10.0

Drama, Mystery

Directed by Benjamin Stoloff

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.