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The Black Ace
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5722 feet
Directed by Leo D. Maloney (Leo Maloney)

Cast: Don Coleman [Dan Stockton], Jeanette Loff, Billy Butts, J.P. McGowan, Noble Johnson, William Steele, Ben Corbett, Edward Jones (Ed Jones)

Leo Maloney Productions production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Leo D. Maloney (Leo Maloney). Scenario by Ford I. Beebe, from a screen story by Ford I. Beebe. Cinematography by Edward A. Kull. Film editor, Joseph Kane. / © 26 July 1928 by Leo Maloney Productions [LP25498]. Released 2 September 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F2 n. F2.0430.o

Reviews: [Photoplay, April 1929, page 8] So-so Western that will fill in a blank evening.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Crime: Frame-ups, Murder, Robberies - Criminals: Bandits, Murderers - Death: Murder - Law: Enforcement: Texas Rangers - Revenge - Self-sacrifice - Transportation: Stagecoaches - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 18 August 2022.

References: AFI-F2 n. F2.0430 : ClasIm-224 p. 55; Photoplay-192904 p. 8 : Website-AFI, Website-IMDb.