X Marks the Spot (1931 film)
1931 film
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X Marks the Spot is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton[1] and released by Tiffany Pictures, which operated from 1921 to 1932.
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Directed byErle C. Kenton
Produced bySamuel Bischoff
William Saal
William Saal
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
- December 13, 1931
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| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff William Saal |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The source material was remade into a 1942 film of the same name. Helen Parrish appeared in both versions.
Plot
A newspaper reporter is indebted to a gangster for raising the money to save his little girl's life.
Cast
- Lew Cody as George Howard
- Sally Blane as Sue
- Wallace Ford as Ted Lloyd
- Fred Kohler as Riggs
- Mary Nolan as Vivian Parker
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Hortense
- Helen Parrish as young Gloria
- Joyce Coad as Gloria
- Charles B. Middleton as Attorney
- Clarence Muse as Servant
Censorship
Before X Marks the Spot could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the elimination of a scene in reel 4, where a black porter is telling a story about dogs and poles.[2]
