Summary Policeman Donald Patrick "Don" Dorgan is assigned to a tough neighborhood, known as "Little Hell," where his humanitarian approach to law enforcement wins the love and respect of the residents. Terry Rafferty, a young idler, falls in love with Effie Kugler, but despite his efforts at respectability and the entreaties of Officer Don, her father, Rudolph, refuses to permit their marriage. In a fit of despair, Terry turns to drink, resulting in his assault on a political boss and a prison sentence. Although Don is forced into retirement, he becomes known as "The Ghost Patrol," walking his beat and keeping the peace, unnoticed by his brutal replacement. Immediately after Terry is released from prison, Don brings Terry home and reunites him with Effie, who has chosen to defy her father. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Manning learns of Don's activities and reinstates him as a police captain. At Christmas, Don persuades Rudolph to accept his daughter's marriage to Terry, and all ends happily. View more details
Directed : Nat Ross
Written : Raymond L. Schrock Edward T. Lowe Jr. Sinclair Lewis
Stars : Ralph Graves Bessie Love George Nichols George B. Williams
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 20, 1923
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English None
Filming locations : Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies : Universal Pictures
Summary Policeman Donald Patrick "Don" Dorgan is assigned to a tough neighborhood, known as "Little Hell," where his humanitarian approach to law enforcement wins the love and respect of the residents. Terry Rafferty, a young idler, falls in love with Effie Kugler, but despite his efforts at respectability and the entreaties of Officer Don, her father, Rudolph, refuses to permit their marriage. In a fit of despair, Terry turns to drink, resulting in his assault on a political boss and a prison sentence. Although Don is forced into retirement, he becomes known as "The Ghost Patrol," walking his beat and keeping the peace, unnoticed by his brutal replacement. Immediately after Terry is released from prison, Don brings Terry home and reunites him with Effie, who has chosen to defy her father. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Manning learns of Don's activities and reinstates him as a police captain. At Christmas, Don persuades Rudolph to accept his daughter's marriage to Terry, and all ends happily. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 20, 1923
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English None
Filming locations : Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies : Universal Pictures
