The Cancelled Debt
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| The Cancelled Debt | |
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| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
| Written by | Frances Guihan |
| Starring | Rex Lease Charlotte Stevens Florence Turner |
| Cinematography | Herbert Kirkpatrick |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sterling Pictures |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Cancelled Debt is a 1927 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Rex Lease, Charlotte Stevens, and Florence Turner, and was released on September 1, 1927.
- Rex Lease as Patrick Burke
- Charlotte Stevens as June Butler
- Florence Turner as Mrs. Burke
- Billy Sullivan as Jimmy Martin
- James Gordon as Mr. Butler
- Ethel Grey Terry as Mrs. Martin
Plot
June Butler is given a speeding ticket by motorcycle policeman Patrick Burke. Later, when Burke foils a robbery attempt by Jimmy Martin at the Butler residence, June, still peeved by the ticket, lies and says that Jimmy is not a burglar but her boyfriend. She gets him a job in her father's company, after she finds out he needed money to support his wife and child. June receives another ticket from Burke, this time for parking next to a fire hydrant, and her annoyance level is raised to the point that she has her father use his influence to get Burke demoted. However, after he saves June from a mugging, and later saves her and Jimmy from being attacked by Jimmy's former gang, he gets back into her good graces and the two eventually end up as a couple.
Production
In February 1927, The Cancelled Debt was on Sterling Pictures' production schedule for the year.[2] The film went into production in early August, the last of 18 films on Sterling's schedule.[3] The film was released on September 1.[1]