Protection (1929)

Release Date: 1929-05-05
Runtime: 1h 2min
Production Company: Fox Film Corporation
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Benjamin Stoloff

During the height of Prohibition courageous reporter Chick Slater and determined "sob sister" journalist Myrtle Hines uncover a dangerous bootlegging and extortion ring operating in their city. As they dig into the corruption, they get swept into a web of racketeers, mob violence, and romantic complications. The film explores the power of the press as the journalists risk everything to expose the criminal underworld.