The Drag Net
5.5
Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader. Setting out to get Trent, Nolan moves in on his hideout, assisted by his friend 'Shakespeare.' Trent kills Shakespeare, but makes Nolan believe it is his shot that has done so. Nolan resigns his commission and becomes a drunk. Found unconscious by Trent, he is offered as the pièce de résistance at a gangland banquet which 'The Magpie' attends. A lost film.
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Cast
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George Bancroft
Two-Gun Nolan
Known for
Stagecoach
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
William Powell
Dapper Frank Trent
Known for
The Thin Man
My Man Godfrey
Josef von Sternberg
Also in
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Harold Rosson
Charles Furthman
Evelyn Brent
The Magpie
Known for
Underworld
The Last Command
Jules Furthman
Helen Lewis
Fred Kohler
'Gabby' Steve
Known for
Underworld
The Iron Horse
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Also in
The Mating Call
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Francis McDonald
Sniper Dawson
Known for
Morocco
Battling Butler
Josef von Sternberg Director · Jules Furthman Writer Charles Furthman Writer
United States release May 1, 1928 · Produced in United States · Production Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Distribution
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · May 1, 1928
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1929
Denmark
September 30, 1929
Finland
February 10, 1930
Germany
January 1, 1929
Ireland
May 24, 1929
Japan
September 1, 1928
Portugal
March 11, 1930
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