

Forgotten Faces
1928-08-05 · 91 min · ★ 7.0
A petty thief who robs the very rich at speakeasies, and gets away with it because the rich don't want the bad publicity, is finally caught and sent to Sing Sing. After good behavior, he gets an emergency permission for a return home, so that he may save his daughter from the hands of her disreputable mother. However, he must first promise not to kill his wife while he is out of prison.
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- Directors
- Victor Schertzinger
- Production companies
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Clive BrookHeliotrope Harry
William PowellFroggy
Olga BaclanovaLilly Harlow
Mary BrianAlice Deane
Fred Kohler
Jack Luden
Harry T. Morey
Hedda Hopper
Crauford Kent
Ernie Adams
Symona Boniface
Francis McDonald
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