Framed
About Framed
Rose Manning swears revenge after Inspector McArthur's officer kills her father in a robbery. Five years later she is a nightclub hostess. Bootlegger Chuck Gaines wants her, but she takes up with Jimmy, then learns he is McArthur's son. Chuck tells Bing Murdock to put Jimmy on the spot. In the raid that follows, Jimmy shoots Chuck after Chuck attacks Rose. Rose tries to put the killing on Bing. McArthur accepts that the attachment is real and steps aside.
Cast & crew
More about Framed
George Archainbaud directed. Paul Schofield and Wallace Smith wrote the screenplay. RKO released it on March 16, 1930.
Themes
Notes
- Evelyn Brent plays Rose. Regis Toomey plays Jimmy. Ralf Harolde plays Chuck. Maurice Black plays Bing Murdock.
- William Holden plays Inspector McArthur. He is not the later film actor of the same name.
- The New York Times reviewed it on March 29, 1930, and Variety on April 2.
Scenes
- Jimmy kills Chuck after Chuck attacks Rose during the raid.
Also available
- Internet Archive (Framed1930)
- Wikimedia Commons (Framed (1930).webm)
