Movie

Protection (1929)

• May 5, 1929
• 1h 2m

• Drama
• Mystery

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.

Director

Benjamin Stoloff

Writers

J. Clarkson Miller

Starring

Dorothy Burgess, Robert Elliott, Paul Page