The Way of the Strong (1928)
A gangster falls for a blind violinist, only for his mobster rivals to kidnap her.
Top billed cast
Mitchell LewisHandsome Williams
Alice DayNora
Margaret LivingstonMarie
Theodore von EltzDan
William BaileyTiger Louie
Willie FungChinese Cook
Jack PerryOne of Handsome's
Blackie WhitefordOne of Handsome's
Robert WilberOne of Handsome's
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