The Ruling Voice is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster drama directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Walter Huston, Loretta Young, and Doris Kenyon. It had an alternate title Upper Underworld, and was produced by First National Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[1]
Cast
- Walter Huston as Jack Bannister
- Loretta Young as Gloria Bannister
- Dudley Digges as Abner Sneed
- David Manners as Dick Cheney
- Doris Kenyon as Mary Stanton
- John Halliday as Dexter Burroughs
- Willard Robertson as Ed Bailey
- Gilbert Emery as Andrew Gregory
- Douglas Scott as Malcolm Stanton
Preservation status
A copy of The Ruling Voice is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2] The film had its copyright renewed and will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2027.[a]
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: The Ruling Voice, afi.com; accessed August 10, 2015.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, American Film Institute, 1978. p. 156.
External links
- The Ruling Voice at IMDb
- The Ruling Voice at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)